Legal Opinion

People v. Fields

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

Decided May 24, 2001PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William Leibovitz, J.), rendered May 26, 1999, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 3 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s claim that the integrity of the Grand Jury proceeding was impaired by allegedly defective reports of narcotics field tests is essentially an evidentiary claim and, as such, is forfeited by his guilty plea (People v Hansen, 95 NY2d 227, 230). In any event, his claim finds no…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. HansenNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
  2. People v. McKaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. ThompsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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