Legal Opinion
People v. Edwards
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 27, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum: On appeal from his conviction of grand larceny in the third degree, defendant contends that the court erred in permitting him to proceed pro se; that the court erred in failing to announce, prior to summation, the counts it would submit to the jury; and that defendant was denied a fair trial by the denial by a prosecution witness that he had received consideration in exchange for his testimony.
The court must conduct a searching inquiry into a defendant’s understanding of his right to be represented by counsel before permitting him to proceed pro se (Faretta v California, 422 US…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- People v. SawyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. CwiklaNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. VivenzioNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. PiazzaNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. SpirlesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- People v. SharptonAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1990
- CISSON, JEROME T., PEOPLE vAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. CissonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. PickensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996