Legal Opinion

People v. Belair

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

Decided April 19, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that County Court failed to honor its sentencing promise and, therefore, erred in denying his motion to withdraw his plea. We disagree. The record does not support the contention that defendant was promised that his sentence would run concur*1106rently with a sentence of shock incarceration that he was already serving, nor does it support the contention that the court unconditionally promised that defendant would receive credit for time served. The court specified that defendant would receive such credit, subject to the approval of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. KinchenNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. RamosNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People v. LarrabeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. People v. ChristianAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. BurkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  2. People v. GilchristAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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