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People v. Smith

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 22, 2003
305 A.D.2d 291 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)

Opinion

1227, 1228, 1228A

May 22, 2003.

Judgments, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael Obus, J.), rendered January 27, 1999, convicting defendant, upon his pleas of guilty, of burglary in the second degree (seven counts), assault in the second degree, and burglary in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 8 years (seven terms) and 7 years, consecutive to a term of 2 to 4 years, and order, same court and Justice, entered on or about March 8, 2000, which denied defendant's motion to vacate the judgments pursuant to CPL 440.10, unanimously affirmed.

Jennifer Chung, for respondent.

Virginia A. LoPreto Pro Se, for defendant-appellant.

Before: Nardelli, J.P., Sullivan, Rosenberger, Wallach, Gonzalez, JJ.


The record establishes that defendant received meaningful representation in connection with his highly advantageous guilty pleas (People v. Benevento, 91 N.Y.2d 708, 713-14; People v. Ford, 86 N.Y.2d 397, 404). Defendant has not established that his attorney gave him erroneous advice as to the issues that may be raised on appeal following a guilty plea as opposed to a conviction after trial, or that he pleaded guilty as the result of any such advice. In any event, regardless of the procedural posture, we would reject, on the merits, the arguments that defendant wishes to raise concerning a notice prohibiting him from entering the subject premises.

The court properly denied defendant's CPL 440 motion without a hearing, since the motion could be decided on the basis of the record and defendant's submission (see People v. Satterfield, 66 N.Y.2d 796, 799-800).

We have considered and rejected defendant's remaining claims, including those contained in his pro se supplemental brief.

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


Summaries of

People v. Smith

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 22, 2003
305 A.D.2d 291 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
Case details for

People v. Smith

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CRAIG SMITH…

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

Date published: May 22, 2003

Citations

305 A.D.2d 291 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
758 N.Y.S.2d 812

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