Legal Opinion

People v. Santiago

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

Decided June 5, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joseph Cohen, J.), rendered October 16, 1995, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 5 to 15 years, unanimously affirmed.

*193Defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea was properly denied after sufficient inquiry. The record provides no support for defendant’s conclusory claims of coercion (see, People v Frederick, 45 NY2d 520) and ineffective assistance of counsel (see, People v Ford, 86 NY2d 397, 404). Defendant’s waiver of indictment and superior court information, constituting a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. FordNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. People v. FrederickNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. People v. LamoniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. SterlingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006

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