Legal Opinion
People v. Joseph
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 22, 1994PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
We hold that the trial court denied defendant his right to counsel under both the Sixth Amendment of the Federal Constitution and article I, § 6 of the New York State Constitution by forbidding him from discussing his trial testimony with his attorney during a weekend recess.
Defendant and his former wife were arrested after a dispute in which both were burned with acid. Although both were arrested, the charges against defendant’s former wife were dismissed. Each accused the other of initiating the incident.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Geders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Perry v. LeekeSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- People v. SamuelsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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