Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 18, 1991PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Paño Z. Patsalos, J.), rendered October 18, 1988, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
It is well settled that the right of a defendant to withdraw a plea of guilty rests within the sound discretion of the court (see, CPL 220.60 [3]; People v O’Callaghan, 171 AD2d 706; People v Hagzan, 155 AD2d 616). Here, the court conducted a lengthy and complete plea allocution in the presence of competent counsel, and the defendant was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. KazepisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. BangertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. HagzanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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