Legal Opinion
The People v. Kevin Fisher
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 14, 2017No. 15PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rivera, J.
Defendant Kevin Fisher challenges the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea to one count of hindering prosecution in the second degree (Penal Law § 205.60). The courts below properly rejected defendant’s claims that his plea is constitutionally infirm and that his codefendant’s acquittal of the underlying felony renders defendant innocent. Neither claim is supported by existing precedent, and his innocence theory is counter to this Court’s holdings in People v Chico (90 NY2d 585 [1997]), People v O’Toole (22 NY3d 335 [2013]), and People v Berkowitz (50…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- People v. RosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- People v. BerkowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. VilardiNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
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