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PEOPLE v. ORTIZ

49 N.Y.2d 718 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Ortiz, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 5, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis G. Adolfsen and John A. K. Bradley for appellant.

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Daniel Taub and Alan D. Marrus of counsel), for respondent.

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

MEMORANDUM.

The order appealed from should be affirmed. The court specifically alerted defendant to the possibility that a conflict of interest might flow from joint representation of defendant and a codefendant by the same attorney, and informed defendant of his right to separate counsel. Despite this admonition, defendant insisted on continued joint representation. Having determined to persist in that course of action...

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