Legal Opinion
People v. Yakim Ali
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 28, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Rothwax, J.), rendered January 22, 1997, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of assault in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 5 to 10 years, reversed, on the law, the plea vacated, and the matter remanded for further proceedings.
The Trial Judge’s stated intent to impose the maximum sentence after trial, coupled with his biased remarks about the merits of the case, created a coercive environment that rendered the plea involuntary (see, People v Wilson, 245 AD2d 161, lv denied 91 NY2d 946). While the People contend that…
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