Legal Opinion

People v. Morgan

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

Decided May 19, 2011PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Buckley, J.), rendered May 17, 2010, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of arson in the first degree.

Following a house fire in which two people were killed, defendant was charged in an indictment with arson in the first degree and two counts of murder in the second degree. He pleaded guilty to arson in the first degree and was sentenced, in accordance with the plea agreement, to 20 years to life in prison. Defendant now appeals.

Initially, defendant asserts that his guilty plea was not knowing, voluntary or…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. WrightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. People v. KeyesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. People v. CampbellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. People v. PierceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. DameAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. People v. EnglishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. People v. SeuffertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. People v. PoznanskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. People v. LangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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