People v. Griffin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Acosta, J.
Although a trial court has broad discretion to control its calendar, such discretion must be administered in an evenhanded manner. While we understand the frustrations caused by the numerous delays in this case, under the circumstances, the court’s discharge of defendant’s counsel without consulting defendant was an abuse of discretion and interfered with defendant’s right to counsel.
In February 2006, defendant was charged with robbery and attempted robbery for two separate offenses involving Starbucks stores. During the first five-month period after arraignment,…
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