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People v. Thompkins

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 29, 1998
254 A.D.2d 238 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

October 29, 1998

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Bonnie Wittner, J.).


After a sufficient inquiry, the court properly denied defendant's application to withdraw his guilty plea. The record demonstrates that the court afforded defendant a reasonable opportunity to present his claim and was sufficiently familiar with the case to assess it ( People v. Williams, 210 A.D.2d 161). Defendant made only the conclusory claim that his attorney's performance was "insufficient" and the record demonstrates that defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into a favorable plea, after a thorough allocution in which he unequivocally admitted that he committed the acts charged. We have considered and rejected defendant's remaining claims.

Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Nardelli, Mazzarelli, Andrias and Saxe, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Thompkins

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 29, 1998
254 A.D.2d 238 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

People v. Thompkins

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOEL THOMPKINS…

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

Date published: Oct 29, 1998

Citations

254 A.D.2d 238 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
679 N.Y.S.2d 309