People v. Rypps

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Brenda Soloff, J.), rendered June 29, 1994, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, and sentencing him to 5 years probation and restitution of $16,816, unanimously affirmed.

The plea minutes conclusively establish that defendant, a dentist, had a precise understanding of the nature and consequences of his plea, and that he specifically agreed to the restitution that was ordered and thus avoided a possible jail sentence. Accordingly, there was no basis for litigating the amount of…