People v. Leon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Arlene Goldberg, J, on motion for reassignment of counsel; Joan Sudolnik, J., at jury trial and sentence), rendered March 2, 2001, convict*404ing defendant of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly denied defendant’s pretrial motion for substitution of assigned counsel, since he failed to establish good cause (see People v Sides, 75 NY2d 822 [1990]). We note that on appeal defendant raises no issue as to counsel’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. SidesNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. SawyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. LouridoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. MarieraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. MerrittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999