Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Vernon Williams, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-02-04
Citations: 201 A.D.2d 967
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Vernon Williams, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 201
Pages: 967–967

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Vernon Williams, Appellant.
[610 NYS2d 911]

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted. Memorandum: The record at the reconstruction hearing ordered by this Court (see, People v Williams, 189 AD2d 340, appeal dismissed sub nom. People v Walker, 81 NY2d 1065) establishes that defendant did not have the opportunity for "meaningful participation" to which he was entitled (People v Favor, 82 NY2d 254, 268). Furthermore, we conclude that defendant's presence at the conference would not have been "superfluous" (People v Odiat, 82 NY2d 872, 874; see, People v Dokes, 79 NY2d 656, 662).
We have reviewed defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit. (Resubmission of Appeal from Judgment of Supreme Court, Onondaga County, Gorman, J.— Burglary, 2nd Degree.) Present — Green, J. P., Balio, Lawton, Callahan and Doerr, JJ.