Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 8, 1991PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Grajales, J.), rendered August 31, 1987, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, unauthorized use of a vehicle in the third degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
It is well established that once representation is undertaken, a lawyer must withdraw as advocate if it appears that he must testify on behalf of his own client (see, People v Paperno, 54 NY2d 294; People v Limongelli, 156 AD2d 473, 475;…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. PapernoNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Benincasa v. GarrubboAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. LimongelliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Ramchair v. ConwayDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2009
- People v. HeberNew York Supreme Court · 2002
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