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People v. Gibson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Nov 16, 1990
167 A.D.2d 921 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

November 16, 1990

Appeal from the Onondaga County Court, Cunningham, J.

Present — Dillon, P.J., Doerr, Pine, Lawton and Davis, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him of burglary in the second degree, defendant contends that his plea of guilty was coerced by the threat of a heavier sentence if he proceeded to trial. We disagree. The prosecutor, rather than the court, referred to the possibility of a charge of rape in the first degree and, at most, defendant was faced with a potential trial on a more serious charge (cf., People v. Beverly, 139 A.D.2d 971; People v. Christian, 139 A.D.2d 896, lv denied 71 N.Y.2d 1024).

We have examined defendant's remaining issues on appeal and find them lacking in merit.


Summaries of

People v. Gibson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Nov 16, 1990
167 A.D.2d 921 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Gibson

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DEWITT P. GIBSON…

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

Date published: Nov 16, 1990

Citations

167 A.D.2d 921 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
561 N.Y.S.2d 999

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