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DEFENSE COUNSEL WAS NOT INEFFECTIVE FOR FAILING TO CHALLENGE THE VERDICT AS REPUGNANT (CT APP).

The Court of Appeals reversed People v Jennings, 2021 NY Slip Op 00944 [191 AD3d 1429], Fourth Dept 2-11-21. The facts were not described:

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules, order reversed, and case remitted to the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, for consideration of the facts and issues raised but not determined on the appeal to that Court. Counsel’s failure to challenge the verdict as repugnant did not render the representation ineffective because the issue was not clear-cut and dispositive given the jury charge … . People v Jennings, 2021 NY Slip Op 06428, Ct App 11-18-21​

 

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