PEOPLE v. DOYL

Full title: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. KEVIN DOYL, Appellant

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Sep 25, 1997

242 A.D.2d 491 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

662 N.Y.S.2d 311

Opinion

September 25, 1997

Appeal from Supreme Court, New York County (Daniel FitzGerald, J., at hearing; Bernard Fried, J., at jury trial and sentence).

In light of the information transmitted by the undercover officer, who made a drug purchase, to the arresting officer, which transmission included a detailed description of the perpetrators of the sale, there was probable cause for the arrest ( People v. Petralia, 62 N.Y.2d 47, 51-52, cert denied 469 U.S. 852).

Defendant's disagreement with his attorney over trial strategy was not good cause for substitution of counsel and does not establish ineffective assistance of counsel ( see, People v. Sides, 75 N.Y.2d 822, 824; People v. Smith, 59 N.Y.2d 156, 165-166; People v Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137).

Concur — Rosenberger, J.P., Ellerin, Williams, Tom and Colabella, JJ.