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PEOPLE v. STULTZ

2 N.Y.3d 277 (2004)

810 N.E.2d 883

778 N.Y.S.2d 431

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CLAYTON STULTZ, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 4, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman A. Olch, New York City, for appellant.

Denis Dillon, District Attorney, Mineola (Edward Miller and Peter A. Weinstein of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge Kaye and Judges G.B. Smith, Ciparick, Graffeo, Read and R.S. Smith concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENBLATT, J.

Defendants in criminal cases have a constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel (US Const 6th Amend; NY Const, art I, § 6). In People v Baldi (54 N.Y.2d 137 [1981]), we set the standard for claimed ineffective assistance of trial counsel, holding that the constitutional requirements are met when the defense attorney...

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