NORWICH – Eric Wright, charged with criminal possession of property, appeared in county court Aug. 28 before the Judge Howard Sullivan and without notice dismissed his public defense attorney. Wright then told the judge he wished to represent himself in court.
Judge Sullivan ordered the court to reconvene the following week to discuss Wright’s competence to defend himself and to give him time to consider his position fully. Wright’s attorney, public defender Alan E. Gordon, admitted after the proceedings that he “had no idea” that Wright was going to dismiss him.
On Tuesday, the court reconvened and Wright decided to accept Gordon’s aid.
Wright has been in jail for 8 months pending the outcome of his current charges. He is charged with possession of stolen property, a stolen .22 caliber rifle. Wright had on a prior occasion been arrested in Binghamton for possession of stolen fire arms, which was pleaded down to a misdemeanor. Wright admitted to his past. “I was involved in stolen guns,” he said. Wright also acknowledged he had misled authorities at first, but said, “I will tell the truth later in the future.” Gordon said Wright had been truthful in his dealings with Binghamton police and confessed to his crime, contrary to his position facing the Chenango charges.
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