Legal Opinion
People v. Waliyuddin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 28, 2001PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court properly denied defendant’s motion for new assigned counsel. “The right of an indigent criminal defendant to the services of a court-appointed lawyer does not encompass a right to appointment of successive lawyers at defendant’s option” (People v Sides, 75 NY2d 822, 824; see, People v Sawyer, 57 NY2d 12, 18-19, rearg dismissed 57 NY2d 776, cert denied 459 US 1178). Here, the court made an appropriate inquiry and determined that there was no good cause for substitution of assigned counsel (see, People v Kirkman, 269 AD2d 808, 808-809, lv…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. SidesNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. SawyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. PilloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. ClaittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. KirkmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. JurjensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- People v. ElaminAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- ELAMIN, ROBERT, PEOPLE vAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011