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PEOPLE v. GRIFFIN

No. 46.

20 N.Y.3d 626 (2013)

987 N.E.2d 282

964 N.Y.S.2d 505

2013 NY Slip Op 2161

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. ANTHONY GRIFFIN, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided April 2, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York City ( Sheila O'Shea and Alan Gadlin of counsel), for appellant.

Steven Banks , Legal Aid Society, New York City ( Harold V. Ferguson, Jr. , of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges GRAFFEO, READ, SMITH and PIGOTT concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

RIVERA, J.

The People appeal an order of the Appellate Division concluding that the trial court improperly discharged defendant's counsel. The People argue that defendant's claim is forfeited by his guilty plea, and that the trial court properly invoked its discretion when it removed the Legal Aid Society. We reject the People's arguments, and affirm.

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