PEOPLE v. LOPEZ-MENDOZA

No. 43.

33 N.Y.3d 565 (2019)

130 N.E.3d 862

106 N.Y.S.3d 266

2019 NY Slip Op 04759

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JAIME LOPEZ-MENDOZA, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided June 13, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christina Swarns , Office of the Appellate Defender, New York City ( Eunice C. Lee of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York City ( Susan Axelrod and Susan Gliner of counsel), for respondent.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Defendant Jaime Lopez-Mendoza challenges his conviction of first-degree rape on two grounds: (1) he was denied the effective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney failed to review, or failed to comprehend the significance of, surveillance video evidence contradicting his grand jury testimony of...

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