People v. Sawyer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCHNEPP, J.
After a trial by jury defendant Robert E. Sawyer was convicted of common-law murder in the second degree (Penal Law, § 125.25, subd 1) and felony murder in the second degree (Penal Law, § 125.25, subd 3), and sentenced to an indeterminate term of 25 years to life imprisonment. He appeals essentially on the ground that he was denied his right to counsel at trial.
In our analysis it is unnecessary to consider the facts bearing on the commission of the crime itself and we limit *206our consideration to the events relating to the claimed impairment of the right to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- People v. McIntyreNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. ArroyaveNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. ShinkleNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. BrabsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
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3Cited by17 opinions
- People v. SawyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Fowlkes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- Commonwealth v. SawyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- People v. SidesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. BatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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