People v. Yut Wai Tom

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1981-05-14

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Fuchsberg, J. (concurring). In my view, there was no effective waiver of counsel at the prearraignment lineup. A critical stage of the proceedings, in this case of intern tional murder, counsel’s insistence on making a hurried exit from the lineup scene was impermissible. *62 The defendant’s so-called consent to depart has to be regarded as a charade. I…

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