Legal Opinion
People v. Van Dyne
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 19, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pine, J.
On appeal from a judgment convicting him, upon a plea of guilty, of murder in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.27 [1] [a] [vii]), defendant contends, inter alia, that reversal is required because his plea lacked statutory authorization. For the reasons that follow, we agree and conclude that the judgment should be reversed.
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Defendant was indicted by the grand jury for charges relating to a murder that occurred during the commission of a robbery. Following his indictment, the People filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty ([hereafter, notice of intent];…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- People v. SeabergNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. CallahanNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
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