PEOPLE v. PERRY

Ind. Nos. 2713/15, 2830/15. Appeal No. 14490-14490A. Case No. 2019-1153.

198 A.D.3d 576 (2021)

156 N.Y.S.3d 23

2021 NY Slip Op 05826

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Dwight Perry, Appellant.

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

Decided October 26, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Dean , Center for Appellate Litigation, New York ( Mark W. Zeno of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York ( Ellen Stanfield Friedman of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Gische, J.P., Webber, Mazzarelli, Shulman, Pitt, JJ.


The court's colloquy with defendant regarding his request to proceed pro se was insufficient to establish a valid waiver of the right to counsel. The record "does not sufficiently demonstrate that defendant was aware of his actual sentencing exposure" (People v Jackson, 194 A.D.3d 622, 622 [1st Dept 2021]), including the potential for his sentences in two pending cases, arising from unrelated incidents, to run consecutively. The...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases