Legal Opinion

People v. Colon

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 21, 1992Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Linakis, J.), rendered February 6, 1991, convicting him of attempted unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The decision to grant or deny a request to withdraw a plea of guilty rests within the sound discretion of the court (see, People v Frazier, 132 AD2d 617). The defendant made a complete admission of the underlying facts of the crime and fully acknowledged the rights that he was waiving by entering into the plea…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. FrazierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  2. People v. MotaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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