Legal Opinion
People v. Coles
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 12, 1984PublishedCited by 36 opinions
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, the plea vacated, and the case remitted for further proceedings on the indictment.
The Appellate Division should have set aside the plea once it found that the trial court had erred in denying the defendant’s motion to suppress with respect to his second statement. Although the erroneous admission of such a statement may constitute harmless error in the context of a trial (People v Schaeffer, 56 NY2d 448) it cannot be said to be harmless on this record in light of the defendant’s plea of guilty.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. GrantNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. SchaefferNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. ColesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- People v. JamesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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- People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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