Legal Opinion

People v. Bensching

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

Decided February 21, 1986PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: On defendant’s prior appeal from convictions of multiple sex offenses, we reserved decision and remitted for a hearing to explore the assignment of counsel issue and to determine under what circumstances the defendant "waived” a preliminary hearing (see, People v Bensching, 105 AD2d 1054). At the hearing, it was to be determined whether defendant’s waiver of a preliminary hearing was " 'an intentional relinquishment or abandonment of a known right or privilege’ ” (supra, p 1055).

The record of the hearing on remittitur reveals that when placed under…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. CunninghamNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. People v. GrantNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Molea v. MarascoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. People v. HodgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. People ex rel. Hirschberg v. CloseNew York Court of Appeals · 1956

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. People v. RussAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. People v. KirkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. People v. StrongAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. People v. FaganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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