Legal Opinion

People v. Delacruz

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

Decided May 26, 1992Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rienzi, J.), rendered May 8, 1989, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s sole contention on this appeal is that the People reneged on a promise, made at the time he pleaded guilty, that they would consent to a withdrawal of the guilty plea and to a plea to a lesser crime with a lesser sentence, if the defendant cooperated with the District Attorney’s office. This claim was not…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. PellegrinoNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People v. IfillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. People v. MadisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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