Legal Opinion

People v. Hoffman

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

Decided December 23, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject the contention of defendant that his recitation of the underlying facts during the plea colloquy called into question the voluntariness of his guilty plea. We cannot conclude that defendant’s plea colloquy "casts significant doubt upon the defendant’s guilt or otherwise calls into question the voluntariness of the plea” (People v Lopez, 71 NY2d 662, 666; see, People v Gould, 198 AD2d 856, lv denied 83 NY2d 805). Defendant admitted that, at the time of his arrest, he "had consumed enough alcohol to be legally intoxicated”. Therefore, by…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. GarrettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. People v. GouldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. MurrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. People v. NestmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. People v. AyalaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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