People v. Edwards

Appeal from a judgment of the Otsego County Court, rendered December 9,1976, convicting defendant on his plea of guilty of the crime of burglary in the third degree. Defendant, represented by retained counsel, pleaded guilty in satisfaction of the indictments pending against him. The court stated the factual basis of the charges and that a plea of guilty was equivalent to a jury verdict convicting him of the charges. The defendant was also told what sentence would be imposed upon a guilty plea, and such sentence was in fact imposed. The defendant’s contentions that he was mentally incompetent…