Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York December 23, 1994 (People v. Coleman)

—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted. Memorandum: County Court erred in denying defendant his constitutional right to represent himself without conducting a thorough inquiry to determine whether there was a knowing and intelligent waiver of the right to counsel (see, US Const 6th, 14th Amends; NY Const, art I, § 6; Faretta v California, 422 US 806, 835-836; People v