Legal Opinion
People v. Outley
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 16, 1993PublishedCited by 440 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
In these cases, the courts, in accepting guilty pleas, expressly conditioned the agreed-upon sentences on defendants not being arrested while on release awaiting sentence. Defendants, although arrested on additional charges prior to their sentencing dates, specifically denied the commission of any criminal acts and claimed that there was no basis for their arrests. Despite their denials, defendants were given sentences substantially greater than stipulated in the conditional plea bargains.
Defendants’ appeals present this question: when a court has made a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. MurelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. KihmAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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