Court of Appeals of New York

Conviction of defendant for various violent and sexual crimes is affirmed, where: 1) the denial of defendant’s adjournment requests without making any inquiry into defendant’s choice of counsel was not a violation of his right to counsel; 2) defendant never expressly requested new counsel; 3) there was no obligation on the part of the trial court to inquire as to whether defendant was seeking new counsel; 4) a defendant may not use the right to counsel of choice as a means to delay judicial proceedings; and 5) trial courts have wide latitude in balancing the right to counsel of choice against the needs of fairness and against the demands of its calendar.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/21/2014
• Published 10/21/2014

Judges

• Pigott

Court

• Court of Appeals of New York

Counsel