Legal Opinion

People v. Whitehurst

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

Decided January 31, 2002PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Spain, J.

In November 1995, defendant was indicted for, inter alia, murder in the first degree in connection with the death of a young girl, and the People thereafter filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty. One year later, while represented by the Capital Defender Office, defendant pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree in satisfaction of the 28-count indictment and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. On September 28, 1998, defendant filed a CPL 440.10 motion seeking to, inter alia, vacate the judgment of conviction and sentence, dismiss the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. People v. HansenNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. People v. PelchatNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. People v. MoissettNew York Court of Appeals · 1990

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. People v. SczepankowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  4. People v. IrvisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. People v. WhittedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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