People v. Beckett

Judgment unanimously affirmed and defendant’s application for reassignment of counsel denied. Memorandum: None of the contentions raised by assigned counsel and defendant pro se requires reversal and only a few require comment. Defendant’s statements were not taken in violation of his right to counsel. That right did not attach when a parole violation warrant was issued for defendant’s arrest since defendant had no right to counsel in the parole proceeding until his final revocation hearing (see, People ex rel. Calloway v Skinner, 33 NY2d 23, 31; People v Simons, 22 NY2d 533, 536-539, cert…