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PEOPLE v. TAYLOR

1 N.Y.3d 174 (2003)

802 N.E.2d 1109

770 N.Y.S.2d 711

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DAVON TAYLOR, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 23, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gould Fishbein Reimer & Gottfried, LLP, New York City (Susan J. Walsh and Norman L. Reimer of counsel), for appellant.

Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney, Bronx (Lynetta M. St. Clair, Joseph N. Ferdenzi and Karen Swiger of counsel), for respondent.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

READ, J.

A jury convicted defendant of intentional second-degree murder (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]) for his role in the killing of a rival drug dealer. Defendant now claims that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel in contravention of the State and Federal Constitutions (US Const 6th Amend; NY Const, art I, § 6). We conclude that the constitutional standard has been met because, in light of the circumstances of...

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