Right to Counsel: People v. Porto, People v. Rodriguez 

By Daily Record Staff
Posted: 1:08 pm Wed, December 29, 2010

New York State Court of Appeals Right to Counsel Motion to Substitute Assigned Counsel People v. Porto People v. Rodriguez No. 219/No. 220 Appealed from the First Department Background: The common issue presented in these two appeals is whether the respective defendants' motions to substitute counsel were properly denied in light of the "minimal inquiry" standard of People v. Sides (75 NY2d ...