Legal Opinion
People v. Krennen
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 23, 1934PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pound, Ch. J.
Defendant was indicted for the crime of robbery in the first degree, which charged that he was armed with a loaded pistol.
He pleaded guilty of robbery third degree. Then, as appears by the clerk’s minutes, “ After taking testimony, the court adjudicates that the defendant was armed with a pistol during the commission of the crime.”
Because defendant was armed with a pistol during the commission of the crime, five to ten years were added to his sentence, under Penal Law, section 1944.
The plea of guilty was of the same effect as a verdict of conviction by a jury. This amounted to a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Matter of Dodd v. MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- People v. CarusoNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- People v. ProcitoNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
3Cited by21 opinions
- People v. GriffinNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
- Bradford v. LefkowitzDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- In Re Garceau's PetitionSupreme Court of Vermont · 1965
- State v. BlackerOregon Supreme Court · 1963
- Matter of Lyons v. RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
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