People v. Andrews

OPINION OF THE COURT

William C. Barrett, J.

Defendant is charged with kidnapping in the first degree. Following arraignment in a local criminal court in this county *68on October 7, 1996, he was remanded without bail pending action of the Grand Jury. The felony complaint alleges that on October 4, 1996, defendant abducted two 16-year-old girls from a residence in this county resulting in the death of the two girls. Defense counsel appeared for defendant at the arraignment in the local court and requested that the Capital Defender Office be appointed to represent him pursuant to Judiciary Law §…