People v. Cabrera

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: There is no merit to the contention of defendant that he was denied the right to proceed pro se because the jail in which he was held had an inadequate law library. There is no “abstract, free-standing right to a law library or legal assistance” (Lewis v Casey, 518 US 343, 351). County Court properly fashioned a reasonable alternative “to assure meaningful access to the courts” (Bounds v Smith, 430 US 817, 830). Defendant also contends that the court erred in denying his motion to dismiss at the close of the People’s case because the People had…