NY Court Orders Ineffective-Counsel Hearing In Murder Case

By Parker Quinlan ( February 12, 2026, 5:39 PM EST) -- A New York appeals court ordered a lower court to hold a hearing for a man convicted of murder to present his case that he was given ineffective assistance of counsel when his trial attorney refused to request a lesser included offense in his case....

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