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TRIAL JUDGE DID NOT INQUIRE INTO DEFENDANT’S SERIOUS REQUEST FOR ANOTHER ATTORNEY, CONVICTION REVERSED AND NEW TRIAL ORDERED (CT APP).

The Court of Appeals reversed defendant’s conviction and ordered a new trial because the trial judge did not conduct a sufficient inquiry into defendant’s request for another attorney:

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We agree with defendant that the trial court failed to adequately inquire into his “seemingly serious request[]” to substitute counsel … . Defendant’s request was supported by “specific factual allegations of ‘serious complaints about counsel'” … , and a “minimal inquiry” into “the nature of the disagreement or its potential for resolution” was warranted … . Accordingly, the trial court abused its discretion by failing to conduct such an inquiry. People v Smith, 2017 NY Slip Op 08165, CtApp 11-21-17

Similar issue and result in People v Dodson, 2017 NY Slip Op 08171, CtApp 11-21-17

CRIMINAL LAW (ATTORNEYS, TRIAL JUDGE DID NOT INQUIRE INTO DEFENDANT’S SERIOUS REQUEST FOR ANOTHER ATTORNEY, CONVICTION REVERSED AND NEW TRIAL ORDERED (CT APP))/ATTORNEYS (CRIMINAL LAW,  TRIAL JUDGE DID NOT INQUIRE INTO DEFENDANT’S SERIOUS REQUEST FOR ANOTHER ATTORNEY, CONVICTION REVERSED AND NEW TRIAL ORDERED (CT APP))

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