Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 26, 2001PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Dolan, J.), rendered May 20, 1999, convicting him of assault in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
It is well settled that a motion to withdraw a plea of guilty is addressed to the sound discretion of the County Court (see, CPL 220.60 [3]). Here, the County Court providently exercised its discretion in denying, after a hearing, the defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea. The plea minutes show that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. KazepisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. NegronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. GrantonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. KucharczykAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- People v. CameronAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- People v. FolksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- People v. ForneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005