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DEFENDANT DEPRIVED OF HIS RIGHT TO COUNSEL WHEN DEFENSE ATTORNEY INDICATED THERE WAS NO BASIS FOR DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO WITHDRAW HIS PLEA.

The Second Department determined defendant's right to counsel was compromised when his attorney to a position adverse to defendant's request to withdraw his plea:

At sentencing, defense counsel informed the Supreme Court that the defendant wanted to withdraw his plea of guilty. Defense counsel stated, among other things, that he did not “believe there's a basis to withdraw the plea.” As the People correctly concede, the defendant's right to counsel was adversely affected when his attorney took a position adverse to his … . The Supreme Court should have assigned a different attorney to represent the defendant on the plea withdrawal motion … . People v Ferguson, 2016 NY Slip Op 04728, 2nd Dept 6-15-16

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