Appellate Division, Fourth Department Effective Assistance Constitutional Rights People v. White KA 11-00140 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The defendant was convicted upon a jury verdict of rape in the third degree. He contended that he was deprived ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Effective Assistance Identification People v. Carter KA 08-02220 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: The defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree and robbery in the first degree after a jury trial. On ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Youthful Offender Status Effective Assistance People v. Cox KA 07-01939 Appealed from Monroe County Court Background: The defendant was convicted after jury trial of first-degree assault and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. One issue raised ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Effective Assistance Entrapment People v. Vo KA 08-02136 Appealed from Niagara County Court Background: The defendant was convicted after trial of multiple counts of drug sale and possession. On appeal he contended his trial attorney was ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Effective Assistance Sex Offenses People v. Okongwu KA 08-00144 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The defendant was convicted along with a co-defendant of multiple sex offenses that allegedly occurred in 1991. The co-defendant’s federal ...

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