Legal Opinion

People v. Peterson

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

Decided May 15, 2012PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Hayes, J.), rendered August 30, 2007, convicting him of murder in the second degree and robbery in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that his plea of guilty was not knowing and voluntary because he was told prior to the plea proceeding that the promised prison sentence on the charge of murder in the second degree was 18 years, whereas he received a prison sentence of 20 years to life on that charge, is unpreserved for…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. MaxwellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. People v. EvansNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
  5. People v. FreemanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020

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