STATE OF NEW YORK v. RAUL L.

No. 2012-09303.

120 A.D.3d 52 (2014)

988 N.Y.S.2d 190

2014 NY Slip Op 4019

In the Matter of STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RAUL L., Appellant.

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

Decided June 4, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Feldman, Uniondale ( Arza Feldman of counsel), for appellant.

Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York City ( Steven C. Wu and Won S. Shin of counsel), for respondent.

MASTRO, J.P., BALKIN and LOTT, JJ., concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

LEVENTHAL, J.

In this proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 10 for the civil management of the appellant, a sex offender allegedly requiring civil management, the primary issue before this Court is whether the Supreme Court properly granted the appellant's request to give up his statutory right to counsel and conduct his defense pro se. For the reasons discussed below, we hold that...

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