The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. James J. Carncross, Appellant

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant's convictions for reckless driving and aggravated criminally negligent homicide, holding that the evidence established a sufficient causal connection between the defendant's flight and the trooper's death. It also affirmed the trial court's discretionary disqualification of the defendant's counsel despite the defendant's waiver, finding no abuse of discretion. A dissent argued that the disqualification violated the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel of his choice.