Legal Opinion
People v. Lewis
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 20, 2025No. 48PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
People v Lewis (2025 NY Slip Op 03011)
People v Lewis
2025 NY Slip Op 03011
Decided on May 20, 2025
Court of Appeals
Rivera, J.
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
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Decided on May 20, 2025
No. 48
[*1]The People & c., Respondent,
v
Laquawn Lewis, Appellant.
David Fitzmaurice, for appellant.
Charles T. Pollak, for respondent.
RIVERA, J.:
A defendant has a constitutional right to proceed pro se (see US Const Amend VI; NY Const, art I, § 6; see also CPL 170.10 [6], 180.10…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- People v. GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. SidesNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. McIntyreNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
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