Legal Opinion

People v. Melendez

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

Decided September 17, 1991Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Fred Eggert, J.), rendered January 11, 1989, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of attempted *147burglary in the second degree, and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 6 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s claim that the plea allocution was inadequate is not preserved. The plea was entered after extensive negotiations, and defendant, who had much experience with the criminal justice system, did not move to withdraw it. (People v Ramirez, 159 AD2d 392, lv denied 76 NY2d 863.) There is no evidence in the record to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. People v. RamirezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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