Court of Appeals of New York

The rule announced in People v Felder (47 NY2d 287, 291 [1979]), regarding the requirement that a conviction be set aside where a defendant was represented by an unlicensed layman masquerading as an attorney, does not apply when a non-lawyer participates as co-counsel with an admitted attorney.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/15/2005
• Published 12/15/2005

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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