Legal Opinion
People v. Pignataro
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 12, 2013PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rivera, J.
Defendant Anthony Pignataro challenges his resentencing under Penal Law § 70.85, claiming the statute is unconstitutional because it deprives him of his right to vacate his guilty plea. Finding no constitutional deprivation visited on the defendant by his resentencing under section 70.85, we affirm.
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In November 2000, defendant Anthony Pignataro pleaded guilty to attempted assault in the first degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 120.10), a class C violent felony offense, in full satisfaction of a multi-count indictment alleging he poisoned his wife. During his plea…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- People v. SparberNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
- Sean Earley v. Timothy MurrayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
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