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PEOPLE v. SMITH

2015-09902. Ind. No. 2249/14.

178 A.D.3d 965 (2019)

112 N.Y.S.3d 522

2019 NY Slip Op 09036

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Anthony Wayne Smith, Appellant.

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

Decided December 18, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Herzfeld , P.C., New York, NY, for appellant.

Timothy D. Sini , District Attorney, Riverhead, NY ( Karla Lato and Thomas Costello of counsel), for respondent.

Balkin, J.P., Hinds-Radix, Connolly and Iannacci, JJ., concur.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We agree with the Supreme Court's determination denying the defendant's application, made on the eve of trial, to substitute counsel. "The right of an indigent criminal defendant to the services of a court-appointed lawyer does not encompass a right to appointment of successive lawyers at defendant's option" (People v Sides, 75 N.Y.2d 822, 824 [1990]; see People v Washington,...

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