People v. Haywood

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Franklin County, rendered January 27, 1975, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of assault in the first degree. Defendant’s first claim, that he was denied due process by the sentencing procedure, finds no support in the record. Contrary to his claim, he was fully advised of the maximum sentence which he faced and, furthermore, he testified prior to sentencing that he had been given no specific promise as to length of sentence. His claim that he was promised that his incarceration would be in the Adirondack Correctional…