The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Christopher A. Abar, Appellant

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s order upholding Christopher A. Abar’s conviction, holding that the alleged conflict of interest arising from his counsel’s prior prosecutorial role did not operate on the defense and therefore did not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel. The dissent argued that the inherent conflict required vacating the conviction.