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People v. McAllister

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 12, 1985
114 A.D.2d 910 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

Opinion

November 12, 1985

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Potoker, J.).


Judgments affirmed.

Criminal Term properly accepted the defendant's guilty pleas. Subsequent to pleading guilty to all three of the aforementioned offenses in satisfaction of all the counts in three separate indictments, at sentencing defendant requested the court to allow him to withdraw at least one of his guilty pleas, and his application was denied. Defendant asserts that because the court failed to inquire into whether his gun was loaded and operable, an affirmative defense was established. He also alleges that his pleas were factually insufficient.

There is no general requirement that a court inquire into a defendant's possible affirmative defenses, unless something on the record specifically suggests an affirmative defense may exist (People v Quiles, 72 A.D.2d 610). Moreover, defendant's plea allocutions made out the elements of all three of his crimes. Defendant's pleas fully complied with well-settled standards for voluntariness and factual sufficiency (see, People v Harris, 61 N.Y.2d 9). Therefore, vacatur is not required (People v Orr, 111 A.D.2d 937). Mangano, J.P., Bracken, O'Connor and Weinstein, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. McAllister

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 12, 1985
114 A.D.2d 910 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)
Case details for

People v. McAllister

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. COLLIS McALLISTER…

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

Date published: Nov 12, 1985

Citations

114 A.D.2d 910 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

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