People v. Gillian
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (DeRosa, J.), rendered August 13, 2004, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that he was denied his constitutional right to represent himself. We agree with the defendant that the County Court improperly denied his timely and unequivocal request to proceed pro se based upon its perception, after inquiry,…
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