PEOPLE v. COLON


62 A.D.2d 398 (1978)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Miguel Colon, Also Known as "Mickey", Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

May 22, 1978


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miguel Colon, appellant pro se, and David L. Levinson for appellant.

David S. Ritter, District Attorney (Michael Schwartz of counsel), for respondent.

SHAPIRO, J. P., and O'CONNOR, J., concur with MARGETT, J.; COHALAN, J., dissents and votes to affirm the judgment, with an opinion.


MARGETT, J.

The principal issue in this case is whether a defendant can waive his right to the presence and assistance of counsel and make a statement to the police in the absence of counsel where he has been under indictment for nearly five months.

Defendant was indicted in September, 1975 for crimes arising from alleged sales of heroin to an undercover police officer in Newburgh, New York, in July,...

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