Legal Opinion
People v. Arroyave
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 10, 1980PublishedCited by 231 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
On this appeal, the sole issue presented for our determination is whether the trial court’s denial of a motion to grant newly retained counsel an adjournment to enable him to prepare for trial deprived defendant of his constitutionally guaranteed right to be defended at trial by counsel of his own choosing.
The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows: Defendant was arrested on September 9, 1974 and charged, in a 12-count indictment, with various offenses arising out of the sale and possession of marihuana and cocaine on three separate occasions. On September…
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