Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 24, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Finnegan, J.), rendered March 19, 1985, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to relieve assigned counsel and appoint a new attorney to represent him. We disagree. The defendant made his motion just before the commencement of trial, after previously having had assigned to him three different counsel, and failed to articulate any compelling reason to justify a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. McIntyreNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. SawyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. VivenzioNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. BoldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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