Legal Opinion
People v. Weekes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 31, 2001PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Berry, J.), rendered February 27, 2001, convicting him of burglary in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The decision to permit the withdrawal of a plea of guilty is directed to the sound discretion of the court (see, CPL 220.60 [3]; People v Frederick, 45 NY2d 520). The County Court properly exercised its discretion in denying the defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea in this case. The minutes of the plea proceeding show that the defendant entered…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People v. WeathersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
3Cited by21 opinions
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