People v. Ransom

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Warren County, rendered July 1, 1976, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of incest and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment, the maximum of which is four years. On June 10, 1976, after the defendant’s arraignment and after plea-bargaining sessions and a prehearing conference, the court, obviously aware of the terms of the understanding between the parties involved, advised the defendant as follows: "That as a result of a pre hearing conference the plan for today’s proceeding is for you to withdraw your…