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PEOPLE v. OATHOUT

No. 81.

21 N.Y.3d 127 (2013)

989 N.E.2d 936

967 N.Y.S.2d 654

2013 NY Slip Op 3122

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CHRISTOPHER OATHOUT, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided May 2, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cheryl Coleman Law Offices, Albany ( Cheryl Coleman of counsel), for appellant.

P. David Soares , District Attorney, Albany ( Steven M. Sharp of counsel), for respondent.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PIGOTT, J.

In People v Rivera (71 N.Y.2d 705, 708 [1988]), this Court held that what constitutes effective assistance of counsel varies according to the particular circumstances of each case. "So long as the evidence, the law, and the circumstances of a particular case, viewed in totality and as of the time of the representation, reveal that the attorney provided meaningful representation, the...

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