Case Title: People v Holmes

Citation: 2023 NY Slip Op 03186

Docket Number: 

State: new-york

Court: New York Appellate Court

Date: 2023-06-13T00:00:00Z

Document:
People v Holmes

2023 NY Slip Op 03186

Decided on June 13, 2023

Court of Appeals

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.


Decided on June 13, 2023

No. 71 SSM 2

[*1]The People & c., Respondent,
vStanley Holmes, Appellant.


Submitted by Megan D. Byrne, for appellant. 
Submitted by Michael J. Yetter, for respondent. 


MEMORANDUM:
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, and a new trial ordered. In contrast to People v Duarte (37 NY3d 1218 [2022]), the trial court here recognized defendant as having unequivocally requested to proceed pro se. However, the court failed to conduct the required "'searching inquiry' to ensure that the defendant's waiver [of the right to counsel] is knowing, intelligent, and voluntary" (People v Silburn, 31 NY3d 144, 150 [2018] [internal quotation omitted]).
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules, order reversed, and a new trial ordered, in a memorandum. Chief Judge Wilson and Judges Rivera, Garcia, Singas, Cannataro and Troutman concur. Judge Halligan took no part.
Decided June 13, 2023