Legal Opinion

People v. Damon

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 9, 2010PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Tomei, J.), rendered June 10, 2008, convicting him of murder in the second degree and attempted murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, he validly waived his right to counsel, after an extensive inquiry by the Supreme Court that established his ability to represent himself, and emphasized the dangers and disadvantages of proceeding without counsel (see People v Providence, 2 NY3d 579, 580-581 [2004]; People v…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. OverleeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. People v. MedinaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. HeideNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. People v. ProvidenceNew York Court of Appeals · 2004

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. People v. BajanaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. WestAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. People v. McMillanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. People v. CherryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. People v. HoustonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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