People v. Coleman

Opinion

THOMPSON, J.

In the case at bench, defendant William Michael Dukes has appealed from a judgment of conviction of possession of heroin based upon his plea of guilty. Defendant Lily Coleman has appealed from a judgment of conviction of the same offense entered after a waiver of jury trial and submission of the matter upon the transcript of the preliminary hearing with supplementing testimony.

The Dukes appeal concerns primarily the issue of that defendant’s right to withdraw his guilty plea in light of the plea’s having been entered with the erroneous understanding that a certificate of…