Legal Opinion

People v. Harris

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 25, 2002PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Reichbach, J.), rendered March 9, 2000, convicting him of rape in the first degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

*634Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, his waiver of his right to counsel was unequivocal, voluntary, and intelligent (see People v Smith, 92 NY2d 516; People v Sawyer, 57 NY2d 12, 21, cert denied, 459 US 1178). The trial court undertook a sufficiently searching inquiry of the defendant to be reasonably certain that the dangers and disadvantages of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. SawyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. People v. VivenzioNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. People v. MileyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  5. People v. PerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. MorrowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  2. People v. AllisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. People v. SavageAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. People v. SextonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. People v. FryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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