People v. Wynn

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles H. Solomon, J., at Gomberg inquiry; Bonnie G. Wittner, J, at hearings, jury trial and sentence), rendered March 24, 2005, convicting defendant of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was not deprived of his right to conflict-free counsel. Defendant chose to retain an attorney who was the brother of a former prosecutor who had handled the initial stages of this case and who had taken a videotaped statement from defendant. Defendant made a valid waiver of any potential…