Legal Opinion

People v. Martin

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

Decided February 10, 1998PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Tom, J.

The narrow issue under review concerns the propriety of the trial court’s exercise of discretion in denying defendant’s presentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea based on recently discovered, purportedly exculpatory, information that the arresting officers were the subject of a departmental investigation involving corrupt activities.

Police Officers Dwayne Townsend and Rich Rivera testified at the suppression hearing. While responding to a complaint of a disorderly crowd, the officers saw defendant conversing with a woman in the location specified in the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. People v. FiumefreddoNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. People v. MoissettNew York Court of Appeals · 1990

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. TuckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. The People v. Kevin FisherNew York Court of Appeals · 2017
  3. People v. ReyesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. People v. FernandezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  5. People v. HanleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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