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PEOPLE v. SIMS

55 A.D.2d 629 (1976)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Clarence Sims, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

December 13, 1976

Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.

In the opinion of this court, this is one of those rare cases in which the caliber of representation was so inadequate and ineffective as to have deprived defendant of his right to a fair trial (see People v Droz, 39 N.Y.2d 457; People v LaBree, 34 N.Y.2d 257; People v Bennett,...

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