People v. Walker

Memorandum: The court did not err in permitting defendant to defend pro se. Defendant unequivocally exercised his right to self-representation, his waiver of counsel was knowing and intelligent (People v McIntyre, 36 NY2d 10, 14), and the court undertook "a sufficiently 'searching inquiry’ of the defendant to be reasonably certain that the 'dangers and disadvantages’ of giving up the fundamental right to counsel [had] been impressed on the defendant” (People v Sawyer, 57 NY2d 12, 21, rearg dismissed 57 NY2d 776, cert denied 459 US 1178).

The court’s error in failing to advise the parties…