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People v. Gould

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Sep 30, 1994
207 A.D.2d 989 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

Opinion

September 30, 1994

Appeal from the Cattaraugus County Court, Himelein, J.

Present — Green, J.P., Balio, Wesley, Callahan and Boehm, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment in the first degree. We reject the contention of defendant that County Court erred in accepting his guilty plea without a sufficient factual allocution. Because defendant pleaded guilty to a crime lesser than the crimes initially charged, a factual allocution was not necessary (see, People v. Pelchat, 62 N.Y.2d 97, 108; People v. Clairborne, 29 N.Y.2d 950, 951; People v. Nunez, 177 A.D.2d 656).

We have reviewed the remaining contention raised by defendant and conclude that it is without merit (see, People v Taylor, 65 N.Y.2d 1; see also, CPL 220.60; People v. Mayers, 74 N.Y.2d 931).


Summaries of

People v. Gould

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Sep 30, 1994
207 A.D.2d 989 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
Case details for

People v. Gould

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JAMES A. GOULD…

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

Date published: Sep 30, 1994

Citations

207 A.D.2d 989 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
617 N.Y.S.2d 687

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