Legal Opinion
People v. Melendez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 14, 1987PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Maraño, J.), rendered February 27, 1986, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The decision of whether to permit a defendant to withdraw a previously entered plea of guilty rests within the sound discretion of the sentencing court (CPL 220.60 [3]; People v Stubbs, 110 AD2d 725, 727; People v Kelsch, 96 AD2d 677, 678). In the instant case, the plea was knowingly and voluntarily made in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. TinsleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. StubbsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. KelschAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. MorrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
3Cited by32 opinions
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- People v. LisbonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. BrownleeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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