New York Court of Appeals

The People of the State of New York v. Luis Arroyave, Also Known as Henry Fortwl

January 10, 198049 N.Y.2d 264

Summary

The Court held that the trial court's denial of a motion for adjournment to allow newly retained counsel to prepare may have violated the defendant's constitutional right to counsel of his own choosing, and therefore modified the Appellate Division order and remanded for an evidentiary hearing on whether the Department of Corrections delayed the attorney's letter.