PEOPLE v. ARROYAVE


49 N.Y.2d 264 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Luis Arroyave, Also Known as Henry Fortwl, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided January 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Lemle Amsterdam for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Vivian Berger, Robert M. Pitler and Sanford H. Siegal of counsel), for respondent.

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


JASEN, J.

On this appeal, the sole issue presented for our determination is whether the trial court's denial of a motion to grant newly retained counsel an adjournment to enable him to prepare for trial deprived defendant of his constitutionally guaranteed right to be defended at trial by counsel of his own choosing.

The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows: Defendant was arrested on September...

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