New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York v. William Bell, Jr., and Thewarthur Pritchett
December 13, 197948 N.Y.2d 933
Summary
The Court reversed the Appellate Division’s affirmances and remanded for new trials, holding that Pritchett received ineffective assistance of counsel, that Bell was improperly denied an accomplice instruction, and that the errors were not harmless.