Legal Opinion
People v. Figueroa
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 30, 1989PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Vaughn, J.), rendered April 15, 1986, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention raised in his supplemental pro se briefs, there was no basis for the court to refuse to accept his guilty plea (see, People v Harris, 61 NY2d 9). Further, contrary to the contention of appellate counsel and the defendant pro se, the court did not abuse its discretion by subsequently denying the defendant’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. FrederickNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. HowardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. FrancoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. NievesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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