PEOPLE v. RIVERA


100 A.D.2d 914 (1984)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Rivera, Appellant

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

April 16, 1984


¶ Judgment affirmed.

¶ The questions to be resolved on this appeal are, inter alia, whether: (1) the use of defendant's prior Federal offense to impeach his credibility constituted prejudicial error because defendant had been treated as a youth offender under the Federal Youth Corrections Act (US Code, tit 18, § 5005 et seq.) and (2) defendant was deprived of effective assistance of counsel because...

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