The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v.
Johnny Rivera, Appellant.
The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v.
Louis Montana, Appellant.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 23, 1988.
Decided May 31, 1988.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Joel Atlas and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant in the first above-entitled action.
Paul T. Gentile, District Attorney of Bronx County (Lawrence B. La Raus and Susan L. Valle of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled action.
George Grun and John F. Middlemiss, Jr., for appellant in the second above-entitled action.
Patrick Henry, District Attorney of Suffolk County (John J. Andrews of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled action.
Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur in Per Curiam opinion.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.
Per Curiam.
In these two cases, defendants contend that they were denied effective assistance of counsel. In People v Rivera, defendant was charged with robbery and murder. At trial, the main evidence connecting him to the crimes was his written and videotaped station house confessions, in which he admitted to being a lookout while his friend robbed and killed the victim...
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