Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
At issue 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 three counts of murder in the first degree, allegedly committed on February 20, 1967. Defendant was thereafter found to be unfit for trial and was confined to mental hospitals until 1974. Pursuant to...
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