People v. Rosen
New York Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
*241OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
A defendant in a criminal trial who has exercised the right to self-representation may not be arbitrarily and categorically excluded from sidebar conferences. That having occurred here, a new trial is necessary.
Defendant Louis Rosen, along with nine others, was indicted on charges of conspiracy, grand larceny and other felonies arising out of a complex scheme to defraud investors through the sale of real estate limited partnership tax shelters. The evidence at trial revealed that 2,400 investors lost an aggregate of $152 million and that four financial…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- People v. VelascoNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
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