Legal Opinion
People v. McConnell
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 20, 1980PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Meyer, J.
Is it an abuse of discretion for a Trial Judge, who believes that information learned during the trial of a codefendant warrants his doing so, to impose a 15-year sentence upon a defendant who pleads guilty to manslaughter, second degree, with the understanding that the maximum sentence imposed will be 10 years, where defendant has, as agreed in plea negotiations, testified before the Grand Jury, resulting in indictment of himself and his three codefendants, testified before the petit jury on the trial of one codefendant, resulting in conviction of that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- People v. EspositoNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- People v. CraigAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
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3Cited by153 opinions
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- People v. Danny G.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
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