People v. Salquerro

OPINION OF THE COURT

Patrick W. McGinley, J.

Defense counsel, appointed to represent the defendant under article 18-B of the County Law, moves to withdraw from further representation of the defendant under section 718 of the County Law and to recuse the Trial Judge under section 14 of the Judiciary Law.

Defendant Salquerro was indicted on February 5, 1980 for attempted murder and robbery. He stands accused of beating the victim with a blunt instrument and of stabbing him with an ice pick during the commission of the robbery. The defendant has been incarcerated since his arrest on January 1,…