The People of the State of New York v. Suraj Narayan

Summary

The Court held that a defendant’s constitutional right to counsel is not preserved for appellate review unless a timely protest is made, and because counsel failed to protest the trial judge’s June 14 ban on communication, the Appellate Division’s reversal was improper; the conviction was reinstated and the case remanded. Judge Meyer, in a concurring opinion, agreed with the result but disagreed with the majority’s reasoning on the sufficiency of the June 15 protest.