Court of Appeals of New York

People v. Nesbitt, 28

Counsel's error in overlooking the issue that defendant had a defense to the charge of first degree assault, and not addressing it at trial, rendered his assistance to defendant ineffective, and therefore a new trial is ordered.

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• Decided 03/26/2013
• Published 03/26/2013

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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