Wainwright v. Torna
455 U.S. 586 (1982) Cited 935 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that "a criminal defendant does not have a constitutional right to counsel to pursue discretionary state appeals or applications for review in th[e Supreme] Court," and, absent a constitutional right to counsel, an attorney's failings cannot give rise to a constitutional claim of ineffective assistance
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Crawford v. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce
35 N.Y.2d 291 (N.Y. 1974) Cited 92 timesNoting that "there is no requirement that the writing be signed 'so long as there is other proof that the parties actually agreed on it"
Board of Educ. v. Gootnick
49 N.Y.2d 683 (N.Y. 1980) Cited 25 timesArgued March 24, 1980 Decided April 24, 1980 Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department. Harvey Mandelkern, Bernard T. McGivern, Norman H. Gross and Henry F. Sobota for appellants. Robert D. Clearfield and Paul E. Klein for respondents. Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Shirley Adelson Siegel and John Q. Driscoll of counsel), in his statutory capacity under section 71 of the Executive Law. Per Curiam. The issue in this case is the constitutionality of