New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. George Konstantinides, Appellant
December 17, 200914 N.Y.3d 1
Summary
The Court of Appeals affirmed George Konstantinides' conviction and sentence, holding that he failed to show that a potential conflict of interest with his second attorney operated on his defense and that he did not make sufficient factual allegations to warrant a hearing on the constitutionality of his prior violent felony convictions. The dissent, authored by Justice Smith, argued that the trial court should have held a hearing on the conflict and that the majority’s refusal to provide any remedy was indefensible.