Legal Opinion
Department of Housing Preservation & Development v. Lamison
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided March 7, 1983PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John A. Milano, J.
issue:
Is an indigent respondent landlord in a civil proceeding in Housing Court, facing punishment for contempt of court, entitled, as a matter of law, to “assistance of counsel” pursuant to the provisions of the Sixth Amendment and section 6 of article I of the Constitutions of the United States and the State of New York, respectively?
This court answers the question in the affirmative.
proceedings:
Department of Housing Preservation and Development (DHPD) moves by order to show cause pursuant to section D26-53.07 of the Administrative Code of the City of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. SettlesNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. RogersNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Department of Housing Preservation & Development v. IeraciCivil Court of the City of New York · 1992
- Kuriansky v. AzamNew York Supreme Court · 1991