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The People v. Christian Williams

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 5, 2016No. 36PublishedCited by 242 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*214OPINION OF THE COURT

Abdus-Salaam, J.

When a defendant pleads guilty to a crime, he or she generally must move to withdraw the plea or otherwise object to its entry prior to the imposition of sentence to preserve a challenge to the validity of the plea for appellate review (see People v Toxey, 86 NY2d 725, 726 [1995]; People v Claudio, 64 NY2d 858, 858-859 [1985]). In a line of cases beginning with People v Lopez (71 NY2d 662 [1988]), however, we clarified the existence of a narrow exception to the preservation requirement in rare cases where the defendant lacks a reasonable opportunity to…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. HawkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
  3. The People v. Joseph Conceicao / The People v. Federico Perez / The People v. Javier SanchezNew York Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. People v. PequeNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. People v. CatuNew York Court of Appeals · 2005

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3Cited by242 opinions

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  4. People v. SimsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
  5. People v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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