PEOPLE v. OLIVERAS

3849, 6702/99, 3850.

90 A.D.3d 563 (2011)

936 N.Y.S.2d 12

2011 NY Slip Op 9524

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GEORGE OLIVERAS, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided December 27, 2011.


Defendant did not receive adequate assistance of counsel under either the state or federal standards (see People v Benevento, 91 N.Y.2d 708, 713-714 [1998]; see also Strickland v Washington, 466 U.S. 668 [1984]). The prosecution's case turned almost entirely on its ability to convince the jury that defendant's inculpatory statements, extracted after hours of interrogation, were reliable and...

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