Legal Opinion
People v. Hillendale
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 19, 1997PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Upon his plea of guilty to two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, defendant was sentenced, as a second felony offender, to concurrent indeterminate terms of 4½ to 9 years. He contends that his guilty plea was involuntary because it was improperly induced by County Court’s threat of a heavier sentence if he were found guilty after trial. He further contends that there was an insufficient factual basis for the plea and that the court erred in accepting the plea without first *912determining whether defendant was aware…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. LoweAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. RiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. ColemanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. GarrowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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