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People v. Espinal

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 6, 2010
72 A.D.3d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)

Opinion

No. 2004-05021.

April 6, 2010.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Buchter, J.), rendered December 22, 2003, convicting him of attempted conspiracy in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Edwin Ira Schulman, Kew Gardens, N.Y., for appellant.

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Nicoletta J. Caferri, and Sharon Y. Brodt of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Skelos, J.P., Dillon, Angiolillo, Eng and Sgroi, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, the record demonstrates that his plea of guilty was knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently made ( see People v Fiumefreddo, 82 NY2d 536, 543; People v Callahan, 80 NY2d 273, 283; People v Moissett, 76 NY2d 909, 910-911; People v Harris, 61 NY2d 9, 16; People v Nixon, 21 NY2d 338). To the extent that the defendant's contention that he was induced to plead guilty by his attorney's misrepresentation that he would be eligible for shock incarceration is based on matter dehors the record, it may not be reviewed on direct appeal ( see People v Haynes, 39 AD3d 562, 564). Insofar as we are able to review that claim, it is refuted by the plea minutes, which demonstrate that counsel clearly and unequivocally stated on the record that he did not think that the defendant was eligible for such treatment.


Summaries of

People v. Espinal

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 6, 2010
72 A.D.3d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
Case details for

People v. Espinal

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MANUEL ESPINAL…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Apr 6, 2010

Citations

72 A.D.3d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 2966
897 N.Y.S.2d 644

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