Legal Opinion
People v. Henriquez
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 19, 2004PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
The issue in this case is whether Supreme Court violated defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights by allowing a trial to proceed after defendant refused to permit his assigned counsel to participate in his defense and defendant declined to represent himself. Under the circumstances of this case, we conclude that the court did not violate defendant’s right to a fair trial.
In March 1994, defendant Michael Henriquez approached a police car and informed an officer that he had just killed his *212paramour. Police officers who arrived at defendant’s residence found the victim…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- People v. SilburnCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 2018
- People v. GajadharNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- People v. CosbyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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