Legal Opinion
People v. Porter
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 30, 1994PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The contention of defendant that the trial court erred in accepting his waiver of the right to a jury trial lacks merit. Contrary to defendant’s contention, the record establishes that, after the trial court conducted an extensive inquiry, defendant waived that right because he believed that the People did not have a strong case against him and that the court would perceive the weakness of the People’s evidence. The record belies the assertion of defendant that he waived his right to a jury trial because he believed that no African-Americans were on…
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