New York Court of Appeals· 3/31/2011

People v. Evans

Citations

949 N.E.2d 457
16 N.Y.3d 571
925 N.Y.S.2d 366

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holding that it may be a reasonable strategy for a defense attorney not to seek dismissal of a time-barred lesser charge in order to provide the jury the opportunity to render a compromise verdict where there was a multiple-count indictment
“[I]n many cases a defendant who thinks his chances of acquittal are small may welcome giving the jury an opportunity to consider a lesser charge.”

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Judges: Pigott, Jones

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