Legal Opinion

People v. Guy

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

Decided June 25, 2009PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael J. Obús, J), rendered April 10, 2008, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted grand larceny in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of IV2 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s application to withdraw his guilty plea based upon his alleged misunderstanding as to the terms of his agreed-upon *610sentence. “Compliance with a plea bargain is to be tested against an objective reading of the bargain, and not against a defendant’s…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. CataldoNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. TorresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. BetheaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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