Legal Opinion
People v. Bermudez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 11, 1996PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The record of the plea proceeding demonstrates that, rather than face trial and a possible sentence of 25 years to life imprisonment, defendant chose to plead guilty to avail himself of a substantially lower sentence and that the plea was knowingly and voluntarily entered. Although, during the plea colloquy, defendant momentarily denied possessing the requisite intent, he admitted to shooting one victim and attempting to rob another, and, after consultation with his attorney, he admitted his intent as well. In light of these admissions, there was no need for the court to conduct a further…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. BrathwaiteNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. DayNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. SegerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
3Cited by9 opinions
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- People v. WheelerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- People v. GuzmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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