Legal Opinion
People v. Benton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 27, 1988PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously reversed on the law, plea vacated and defendant remanded to Supreme Court, Erie County, for further proceedings on the indictment. Memorandum: Defendant agreed to enter a plea of guilty to robbery in the second degree in satisfaction of a three-count indictment. At the plea colloquy, however, he advised the court that he had no recollection of the alleged criminal activity because he had consumed several pills and a quart each of vodka and wine. Following that revelation the court asked defendant if he recalled anything that happened that day and defendant responded that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. SerranoNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- People v. BeasleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. QuilesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
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