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People v. Williamson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Sep 11, 1990
165 A.D.2d 686 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

September 11, 1990

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Shirley Levittan, J.).


The defendant did not move prior to the imposition of sentence to withdraw his plea, nor did he raise the issue in a motion to vacate the judgment, and therefore, defendant has not preserved for appellate review his challenge to the insufficiency of the plea allocution. (See, People v. Lopez, 71 N.Y.2d 662.) Nor is reversal warranted in the interest of justice, on the ground that the court failed to make sufficient inquiry as to whether defendant was intoxicated during the commission of the crime to which he pleaded guilty. The record demonstrates that defendant never specifically raised the issue of intoxication. In any event, the court, sua sponte, explained the possibility of the defense of intoxication and directed defendant's counsel to confer with defendant concerning such a defense. Under these circumstances, defendant's waiver of any possible defense in this regard and his decision to enter a plea of guilty were knowingly and intelligently undertaken (People v. Rivera, 156 A.D.2d 251).

Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Carro, Milonas, Asch and Rubin, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Williamson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Sep 11, 1990
165 A.D.2d 686 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Williamson

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. KENNETH WILLIAMSON…

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

Date published: Sep 11, 1990

Citations

165 A.D.2d 686 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
564 N.Y.S.2d 242

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