Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered.
The facts have not been considered. The issue herein is whether defendant's representation by his retained counsel was so inadequate as to have deprived him of a fair trial. Defendant was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (LSD) and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. Both items were found when, according to the police officers' testimony, they approached...
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