Legal Opinion
The People v. Mactar Sougou /The People v. Rita Thompson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 24, 2015No. 207 SSM 24 / No. 208 SSM 25PublishedCited by 162 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The orders of the Appellate Term should be affirmed.
In each of these appeals defendants contend that their respective plea allocutions were insufficient as a matter of law to establish that they pleaded guilty knowingly and intelligently (see Boykin v Alabama, 395 US 238, 243 [1969]; People v Harris, 61 NY2d 9, 18 [1983]). We disagree and conclude that, in each case, the plea proceeding manifests a constitutionally adequate waiver.
As a preliminary matter, we reject the People’s contention that defendants’ claims are unpreserved and find People v Tyrell (22 NY3d…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. TyrellNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
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3Cited by162 opinions
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- People v. CottoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
- People v. LuckeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
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