People v. Jackson

• Decision Date: 02 June 1966
• Citation: 271 N.Y.S.2d 268,17 N.Y.2d 817
• Parties: , 218 N.E.2d 311 PEOPLE, etc., Respondent, v. Edmund JACKSON, Appellant.
• Court: New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals

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271 N.Y.S.2d 268

17 N.Y.2d 817, 218 N.E.2d 311

PEOPLE, etc., Respondent, v. Edmund JACKSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

June 2, 1966.

Appeal from Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, 24 A.D.2d 555, 260 N.Y.S.2d 827.

Defendant was arraigned, and counsel was assigned to appear for him. At his request an adjournment was granted so that he could retain counsel of his own choice. When the case was called for trial the defendant, who had not procured counsel, stated that he would like to be relieved of counsel who had been assigned to appear for him and that he did not wish to go to trial with counsel assigned to him. The court however directed the defendant to go to trial with the assigned counsel.

Defendant was convicted of the sale of narcotics in violation of the Penal Law, Consol. Laws, c. 40, § 1751, subd. 1.

The Supreme Court, Bronx County, Frederick Backer, J., entered judgment, and the defendant appealed.

The Appellate Division entered a judgment affirming the judgment of the Supreme Court.

The defendant appealed to the Court of Appeals by permission of Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, contending that he had been denied his constitutional right to dispense with assigned counsel and to defend himself or to be informed of his right to defend himself.

Judgment affirmed.

All concur.