Legal Opinion
People v. Brown
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 6, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Spires, J.), rendered March 29, 1999, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court properly denied both the defendant’s and his counsel’s motions, prior to voir dire, to substitute counsel based upon an alleged grievance filed by the defendant against his trial counsel (see, People v Lashway, 187 AD2d 747). Whether to allow a defendant to substitute counsel is largely within…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. ArroyaveNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. BlydenNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. TorpeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. LashwayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. GarciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- People v. GriggAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002