Legal Opinion
People v. Richardson
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 1993PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
William F. Mastro, J.
Defendant moves to vacate the conviction on various grounds. Defendant also requests the court appoint counsel on this motion because she lacks funds and is unable to obtain an attorney who will volunteer to assist her. Before addressing the merits, the court addresses assignment of counsel.
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution as *168applied to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment mandates that States provide indigent defendants with counsel at trial (Gideon v Wainwright, 372 US 335). The Federal Constitution also mandates that…
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