Legal Opinion
People v. McNeil
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1982Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Robert M. Haft, J.
Defendant Ross McNeil, having been convicted upon his plea of guilty to burglary in the second degree, challenges the filing by the People of a persistent violent felony offender statement (CPL 400.15, 400.16, subd 2) on the ground that his two prior violent felony convictions were unconstitutionally obtained.1
*97An evidentiary hearing was held by this court on November 9, 1982. The defendant testified; also submitted were the minutes of the proceedings containing defendant’s two prior convictions and certified copies of those convictions. I make the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Corbitt v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- People v. NixonNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
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