People v. Burts

Case held, decision reserved and matter remitted to Erie County Court for a hearing, in accordance with the following memorandum: The court properly denied defendant’s request for substitution of counsel because defendant did not establish good cause for such relief (see, People v Medina, 44 NY2d 199, 207-209). The evidence was sufficient to support defendant’s conviction under count 2 of the indictment because the victim of the robbery testified that defendant brandished a knife and threatened to kill him prior to stealing his wallet (see, People v Pena, 50 NY2d 400, 408, cert denied 449 US…