Legal Opinion

People v. McMahon

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

Decided July 23, 1990PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Feldman, J.), rendered September 11, 1986, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, we find that the factual admissions which he made during the plea allocution were sufficient to establish the elements of the crime (see, People v Lopez, 71 NY2d 662). Furthermore, the court did not err in denying the defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea. Such a decision rests within the sound…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. SanchezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  2. People v. MeyersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. People v. NinaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. People v. WillinghamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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