Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David T. Bird, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1968-05-15
Citations: 22 N.Y.2d 664
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David T. Bird, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 22
Pages: 664–665

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David T. Bird, Appellant.
Argued, April 16, 1968;
decided May 15, 1968.
William J. Diggins for appellant.
Michael F. Dillon, District Attorney (Thomas P. Flaherty of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment reversed and case remitted to the Court of Special Sessions of the Town of Aurora, Erie County, for further proceedings. The return shows a failure by the Justice to make the determination required by the Code of Criminal Procedure (§ 699, subd. 1, par. c) that there was a knowledgeable waiver of the right to counsel by defendant; and it does not show defendant was advised he was entitled to communicate free of charge with a relative or friend (§ 699, subd. 1, par. e). If the fact was that the Justice complied with the statute this may be shown by an amended return.
Concur: Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Burke, Scileppi, Bergan, Keating, Bbeitel and Jasen.