Legal Opinion

People v. McGuffie

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

Decided May 2, 2002PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Eidens, J.), rendered November 6, 2000, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.

Defendant contends that his plea allocution is ambiguous concerning his physical possession of the controlled substance here, thus casting doubt upon his guilt. Because he did not move to withdraw his guilty plea or vacate the judgment of conviction, however, he has failed to preserve this challenge to the sufficiency of the colloquy (see, People v Lopez, 71 NY2d…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. SeabergNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. People v. HidalgoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. People v. KempNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
  5. People v. ToxeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1995

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. LopezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. People v. WaltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. People v. SlingerlandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. People v. CastanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. People v. SlingerlandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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