Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s Post

In their monthly column in the New York Law Journal, Litigation Partners William Russell and Linton Mann III discuss People v. Blue. In that decision, the Court of Appeals clarified that when criminal defendants wish to waive their Constitutional right to counsel and represent themselves, the trial court does not need to specifically apprise the defendants of the maximum amount of time to which they could potentially be sentenced. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eyZ9n8Xx

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