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PEOPLE v. BUTLER

94 A.D.2d 726 (1983)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Butler, Appellant

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

May 9, 1983

Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered.

Defendant was denied the effective assistance of counsel. "[T]he right to effective representation includes the right to assistance by an attorney * * * who is familiar with, and able to employ at trial basic principles of criminal law and procedure" (People v Droz, 39 N.Y.2d 457, 462). Defense counsel was admittedly ignorant of the applicable criminal law since he admitted...

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