Legal Opinion
People v. Walker
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 10, 1990PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Marasco, J.), rendered November 6, 1985, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence upon him as a persistent violent felony offender.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
*526Contrary to the defendant’s contention, we find that the trial court properly denied his application to proceed pro se. When such a request is made after commencement of the trial, a defendant is not entitled to proceed pro se absent compelling circumstances…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. McIntyreNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. BranchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. VenticinqueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- People v. MorrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996