Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

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

Decided December 16, 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (LaCava, J.), rendered October 17, 1989, convicting him of assault in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Upon our review of the record, we find that the trial court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in denying, without a hearing and without appointing new counsel, the defendant’s pro se motion to withdraw his guilty plea (see, People v Frederick, 45 NY2d 520; People v Tinsley, 35 NY2d 926; CPL 220.60 [3]). The defendant’s belated…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. FrederickNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. People v. TinsleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. People v. BrownleeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. ZaiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. People v. AliceaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. People v. MayeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  4. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. People v. JeffersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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