Legal Opinion

People v. Travis

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

Decided June 13, 1994PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Paño Z. Patsalos, J.), rendered October 12, 1993, convicting her of attempted arson in the third degree, upon her plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant, by pleading guilty, forfeited her right to challenge the denial of her motion to dismiss the indictment in the interest of justice, commonly known as a Clayton motion (see, People v Merlo, 195 AD2d 576; see also, People v Clayton, 41 AD2d 204). Her sentence, which was the minimum allowed by law, was not excessive…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. ClaytonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
  3. People v. MerloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. ArveloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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