Legal Opinion
People v. Banks
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 5, 1999PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Felice Shea, J.), rendered June 5, 1997, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent felony offender, to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly denied defendant’s application for substitution of counsel since defendant failed to show good cause for such substitution (see, People v Sides, 75 NY2d 822). The strategic disagreement between defendant and counsel concerning counsel’s handling of the competency issue was not a “conflict” requiring substitution.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. SidesNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. ProctorNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. McGourtyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
3Cited by9 opinions
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- People v. ElliotAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. HernandezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- People v. HudsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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