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People v. Robinson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 3, 1997
244 A.D.2d 364 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

November 3, 1997

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Flaherty, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The Supreme Court did not err in relieving counsel and allowing the defendant to represent himself at trial ( see, People v Gundy, 234 A.D.2d 476; People v. Hambric, 225 A.D.2d 633; People v. Howell, 207 A.D.2d 412, 413; People v. Gloster, 175 A.D.2d 258, 260). Although effective waiver of the right to counsel must be the product of free, meaningful choice, a criminal defendant may be asked to choose between waiver and another course of action as long as the choice presented is not constitutionally offensive ( see, Maynard v. Meachum, 545 F.2d 273, 278; People v Sawyer, 57 N.Y.2d 12, cert denied 459 U.S. 1178). Here, the defendant's refusal without good cause to proceed with able, appointed counsel was a voluntary waiver of his right to counsel ( see, Maynard v. Meachum, supra; Pizzaro v. Harris, 507 F. Supp. 642, 646).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.

Ritter, J. P., Copertino, Florio and Luciano, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Robinson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 3, 1997
244 A.D.2d 364 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

People v. Robinson

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MICHAEL ROBINSON, Also…

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

Date published: Nov 3, 1997

Citations

244 A.D.2d 364 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
663 N.Y.S.2d 651

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