Summary
In People v Blount (77 N.Y.2d 888, affg 159 A.D.2d 579), this Court held that precluding a defendant from consulting with his attorney during an overnight recess violated the right to the assistance of counsel.
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Argued February 8, 1991
Decided March 21, 1991
Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, Herbert J. Lipp, J.
Denis Dillon, District Attorney (Alexis Kriedman and Bruce E. Whitney of counsel), for appellant.
Kent V. Moston, Carol Lewisohn and Matthew Muraskin for respondent.
Order affirmed for the reasons stated in the memorandum at the Appellate Division ( 159 A.D.2d 579).
Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA.