People v. Bullock

Carni, J. (dissenting in part).

I respectfully disagree with the conclusion of my colleagues that defendant did not forfeit his right to counsel at sentencing. I therefore dissent in part and would affirm the judgment.

On October 9, 2007, while incarcerated in the Chautauqua County Jail, defendant and other inmates concocted an escape plan that included the use of a ceramic tile or brick as a weapon to subdue a correction officer. Defendant and other inmates summoned a correction officer to their cell under the pretense that their toilet was clogged, and therefore they needed to use a bathroom…