Legal Opinion
People v. Venticinque
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 21, 2003PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kron, J.), rendered May 23, 2000, convicting him of robbery in the first degree (two counts) and assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court providently exercised its discretion in denying his request to proceed pro se. The request was untimely and made at an *620advanced stage of the trial, and the defendant failed to set forth a compelling reason for the request (see People v McIntyre, 36 NY2d 10;…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. McIntyreNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. ScarboroughNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. ZayasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- People v. ForneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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- People v. MorrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005