Legal Opinion
People v. Branham
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 17, 2009PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee A. *245White, J.), rendered May 29, 2007, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of four counts of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to concurrent terms of 20 years to life, unanimously reversed, on the law, the plea vacated, and the matter remanded for further proceedings.
The court improperly denied defendant’s request for substitution of counsel without giving defendant any opportunity to explain why he wanted a different lawyer. At the outset of a suppression hearing, defendant…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- People v. VasquezNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
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- People v. ParianteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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