Legal Opinion

People v. Scott

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

Decided December 27, 1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Castellino, J.), rendered September 29, 1989, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of assault in the first degree.

The minutes of the thorough plea colloquy directly refute defendant’s contention that he pleaded guilty under the mistaken impression that he would receive a sentence of imprisonment of 4 to 8 years instead of 6 to 12 years. Defendant presented no other specific evidence to support his motion. Consequently, we find no abuse of discretion in County Court’s denial of defendant’s motion to withdraw his…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. FrancoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. People v. ZukAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. SloanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. Scott v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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