Legal Opinion

People v. Tien

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

Decided June 13, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*281Defendant’s claim that his plea was coerced by the court is unpreserved as a matter of law since he never moved to withdraw his plea or to vacate the judgment of conviction (People v Lopez, 71 NY2d 662). In any event, it was not coercive for the court to inform defendant as to the possible sentences available under the indictment (People v Crafton, 159 AD2d 271, 272, lv denied 76 NY2d 733). The record does not support defendant’s claim that the court "threatened” to impose a greater sentence if defendant opted to go to trial, and the lengthy plea colloquy otherwise shows that the plea was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. CraftonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. WilsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. People v. HayesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. People v. HopetonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. People v. ArroyoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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