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People v. Pemberton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 6, 2000
268 A.D.2d 236 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

January 6, 2000

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Rothwax, J.), rendered July 17, 1996, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of one count each of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 5 years to life and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Ilisa T. Fleischer for Respondent.

David C. Farman for Defendant-Appellant.

SULLIVAN, J.P., MAZZARELLI, WALLACH, RUBIN, ANDRIAS, JJ.


The sentencing court properly exercised its discretion when it did not inquire further into defendant's conclusory contention that his plea was coerced by counsel. Defendant received a reasonable opportunity to advance his claim, and his statement at sentencing contained nothing to suggest that his claim had any merit. Accordingly, the court, which was familiar with the plea allocution and the other prior proceedings, made "an informed and prudent determination" (see, People v. Frederick, 45 N.Y.2d 520, 524-525) that defendant's counsel provided sound advice to plead guilty (see, People v. Bonner, 251 A.D.2d 107, lv denied 92 N.Y.2d 923). Accordingly, we find that defendant's plea was voluntary, as was his waiver of the right to appeal, which forecloses review of defendant's suppression claim.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

People v. Pemberton

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 6, 2000
268 A.D.2d 236 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

People v. Pemberton

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOSE PEMBERTON…

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

Date published: Jan 6, 2000

Citations

268 A.D.2d 236 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
701 N.Y.S.2d 38

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