MEMORANDUM and ORDER
Motion for writ of error coram nobis granted. Memorandum: Defendant contends that he was denied effective assistance of appellate counsel because counsel failed to raise an issue on direct appeal that would have resulted in reversal, specifically, County Court's deference to the decision of defendant to forgo a jury charge for lesser included offenses denied him the expert judgment of counsel, to which the Sixth Amendment entitles him. Upon...
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