Legal Opinion

People v. Bennett

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

Decided December 15, 2005PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mercure, J. Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Sullivan County (LaBuda, J.), rendered September 15, 2004, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of murder in the second degree.

In satisfaction of a nine-count indictment charging defendant with various crimes, defendant pleaded guilty in August 2004 to murder in the second degree. County Court thereafter sentenced defendant to a prison term of 15 years to life. This appeal ensued.

Defendant initially argues that County Court erred in accepting his guilty plea because he did not enter it voluntarily. This argument,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. HenryNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
  3. People v. ChampionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. People v. ColesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. People v. SantaluciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. IrvineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. People v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. People v. CainAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. People v. MyricksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  5. People v. BarnabyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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