Legal Opinion
People v. Franco
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 14, 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Asch, J.
In this case involving the sale of over one kilogram of cocaine to an undercover officer, Jose Diaz, 1 of the 3 named defendants, was allowed to enter a negotiated plea of guilty. The prosecutor, however, refused to allow Fabio Franco to plead to a lesser charge unless his brother, defendant Orlando Franco, also pleaded guilty. Defendant’s counsel informed him "he had a chance of walking away” and, in the small courtroom, even the Judge heard counsel tell Orlando there was a possibility he would win the case. However, after it was made clear to Orlando that his…
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