Legal Opinion

People v. Colletta

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 15, 2013Published

1Opinion of the Court

*928Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Aloise, J.), rendered December 16, 2010, convicting him of murder in the second degree, attempted murder in the second degree (13 counts), assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree (2 counts), criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (2 counts), and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

A defendant found competent to stand trial has the ultimate authority, even over counsel’s…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. PetrovichNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. People v. CiborowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. People v. ConstasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  4. People v. PulecioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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