PEOPLE v. DEPALLO


96 N.Y.2d 437 (2001)

754 N.E.2d 751

729 N.Y.S.2d 649

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MICHAEL DEPALLO, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sally Wasserman, New York City, for appellant.

William L. Murphy, District Attorney of Richmond County, Staten Island (Jonathan J. Silbermann and Karen F. McGee of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK, ROSENBLATT and GRAFFEO concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

WESLEY, J.

This case calls upon us to clarify a defense attorney's responsibilities when confronted with the dilemma that a client intends to commit perjury.

Defendant and his accomplices executed a calculated attack on a 71-year-old man, ransacking his home, stabbing him repeatedly with a knife and scissors, and finally bludgeoning him to death with a shovel. Defendant's blood...

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