Legal Opinion

People v. Martinez

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

Decided January 30, 1992Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partYesawich Jr., J.

We respectfully disagree with the majority insofar as they affirm defendant’s conviction of attempted manslaughter in the first degree, a nonexistent crime (see, People v Campbell, 72 NY2d 602, 606; People v McDavis, 97 AD2d 302, 303-304).

Concededly, a defendant who fails to object to the submission to the jury of a lesser crime arising from the same transaction which is not in fact a "lesser included” offense (see, People v Ford, 62 NY2d 275, 282-283; People v Dunavin, 173 AD2d 1032, lv denied 78 NY2d 965) or who, as part of a *937plea bargain, pleads guilty to a nonexistent crime in…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. FordNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. People v. FosterNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
  3. People v. CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. People v. McDavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964

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