PEOPLE v. AIKEN


45 N.Y.2d 394 (1978)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Warren Aiken, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. De Salvo for appellant.

Carl A. Vergari, District Attorney (Anthony J. Servino of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


JASEN, J.

This appeal raises the issue whether appellant, who voluntarily and willfully absented himself from trial, was denied the right to effective assistance of counsel.

In the late evening hours of July 24, 1970, two detectives of the New Rochelle Police Department, on patrol in an unmarked car, received a call directing them to proceed to a private residence in New Rochelle. Upon arriving at the...

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