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People v. McMillan

New York Supreme Court

Decided October 1, 1990PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

John P. Collins, J.

Can a lawyer be forced to trial when the defendant makes it *739unreasonably difficult to carry out his representation effectively?

The defendant is charged in a 72-count indictment with the crimes of rape, sodomy, incest, assault, endangering the welfare of a child and other crimes. The victims of these crimes are said to be nine of the defendant’s children. The crimes cover a three-year period. The People claim that for years the children never saw the light of day, never attended school and never received any medical attention. The children, then ranging…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. People v. FrancabanderaNew York Court of Appeals · 1974

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. McMillanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. People v. PulecioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. People v. Washington, New York County Courts2004
  4. Mead v. WalkerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993

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