Legal Opinion

People v. Torres

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

Decided December 30, 1992PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Montgomery County (Aison, J.), rendered January 9, 1992, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant contends that the waiver of his right to appeal was involuntary and that his guilty plea is unenforceable *956because it was coerced. The record reveals that defendant’s waiver of the right to appeal as a part of his negotiated plea bargain was knowingly and voluntarily made and that defendant understood the consequences of the waiver (see, People v Seaberg, 74…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. SeabergNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. People v. MelendezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. People v. LattmenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. People v. KornegayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. HamiltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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