People v. Taylor

OPINION OF THE COURT

Stuart Namm, J.

The defendant has been indicted by the Grand Jury of Suffolk County of one count of the crime of rape in the first degree, two counts of the crime of sodomy in the first degree, and one count of the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree. He has pleaded “not guilty” to each of the charges at arraignment before this court.

At the time of the defendant’s arraignment, an oral application was made on his behalf by prior counsel for this court to recuse itself from this case on the grounds that there would appear to be a potential conflict, or appearance of…