People v. Collins
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Gallagher, J.), rendered June 2, 1987, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant, with the advice and assistance of counsel, voluntarily pleaded guilty to the lesser count of a two-count indictment. Considering the seriousness of the lesser crime and the relatively short sentence imposed, it was not an improvident exercise of discretion to deny the defendant the additional benefit of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- People v. LockeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. WalshAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
3Cited by1 opinion
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