Legal Opinion
People v. Coleman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 22, 1977PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
We are asked to pass on the question of whether a defendant, incarcerated pending trial on a charge for which he was represented by counsel, may waive, in the absence of an attorney, his right to counsel at a lineup, held in an unrelated investigation, in which his presence was secured pursuant to a court order of removal.
On May 21, 1974, a robbery occurred at a bar in Queens County. Two witnesses to the robbery identified defendant from a photographic display shown to them on May 22, 1974. As a result of these identifications, two lineups were held on May 28,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. HobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by87 opinions
- People v. SettlesNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. RogersNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. SamuelsNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. CunninghamNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Deshawn E. ex rel. Charlotte E. v. SafirCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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