Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Randolph Peter Tompkins, Appellant. (And Another Action.)
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1978-10-24
Citations: 45 N.Y.2d 896
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Randolph Peter Tompkins, Appellant. (And Another Action.)
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 45
Pages: 896–897

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Randolph Peter Tompkins, Appellant. (And Another Action.)
Submitted September 5, 1978;
decided October 24, 1978

Opinion:
Motion to amend remittitur in the Dutchess County case granted. Return of remittitur requested and, when returned, it will be amended by adding thereto the following: "Upon the appeal herein there was presented and necessarily passed upon a question under the Constitution of the United States, viz.: Does the New York rule precluding a defendant in police custody from waiving his right to counsel, outside the physical presence of his attorney, once that attorney has entered the criminal proceedings, violate the defendant's right to dispense with the assistance of counsel as guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution." [See 45 NY2d 748.]