Legal Opinion

People v. Vaughn

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

Decided April 21, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeals by the defendant from two judgments of the County Court, Nassau County (Kepner, J.), both rendered October 16, 1984, convicting him of two counts of robbery in the first degree, (one count under indictment No. 58766, and the other count under indictment No. 58767), upon his pleas of guilty, and imposing sentences.

Judgments affirmed.

On these appeals, the defendant claims that his pleas should not have been accepted because during his allocutions, he revealed a potential affirmative defense to the crimes of robbery in the first degree (Penal Law § 160.15 [4]), and the court thereafter…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. SerranoNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
  2. People v. WedgewoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. People v. WaddellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. ScottiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  2. People v. WallaceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. People v. RafaelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. People v. HoughAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  5. People v. SquitieriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API