People v. Adams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Broomer, J.), rendered April 14,1983, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence as a second violent felony offender.
Judgment affirmed.
Once the fact of the prior felony conviction was established by the People and admitted by defendant, the burden then fell on defendant to allege and prove facts underlying his claim that his prior conviction was unconstitutionally obtained (CPL 400.21 [7] [b]; see, People v Harris, 61 NY2d 9; People v Anderson, 100…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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