Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

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

Decided December 22, 1994PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Carey, J.), rendered August 18, 1992, convicting defendant, upon his guilty plea, of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to a term of 7 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s contention that the trial court had to either grant his motion to withdraw his guilty plea or hold an immediate hearing on the voluntariness of his plea is without merit. “The nature and extent of the fact-finding procedures prerequisite to the disposition of [plea withdrawal]…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. TinsleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. People v. DixonNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
  3. People v. RichardsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. JamisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. People v. ThompkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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