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United States ex rel. Perez v. Follette

United States District Court S.D. New York.
Sep 25, 1968
289 F. Supp. 664 (S.D.N.Y. 1968)

Opinion


        Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of State of New York, New York City, for respondent; Michael Jaffe, Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel.

        Roberto Perez, pro se.

        OPINION

        WEINFELD, District Judge.

        The record demonstrates that petitioner had the benefit of the advice not only of his retained counsel at and prior to the time of the entry of his guilty plea, but, in addition, of other lawyers who had previously represented him. The trial court accepted the plea only after a thorough questioning of petitioner established that he offered it freely and voluntarily. The conclusory and freewheeling allegations of petitioner, contradicted by his own attorney, do not require a hearing. Not a single evidentiary fact supports the claim that the plea was entered upon a promise of a suspended sentence. The record fully sustains the finding of the State coram nobis court that upon the entire file, including the transcripts of the plea and sentencing proceedings, petitioner's allegations are completely unsupported.

Cf. United States ex rel. Homchak v. People of State of New York, 323 F.2d 449 (2d Cir. 1963), cert. denied, 376 U.S. 919, 84 S.Ct. 677, 11 L.Ed.2d 615 (1964).

Cf. United States v. Pisciotta, 199 F.2d 603, 606-607 (2d Cir. 1952); United States ex rel. Finn v. Klein, 271 F.Supp. 513 (S.D.N.Y.1967); United States v. Shillitani, 16 F.R.D. 336 (S.D.N.Y.1954).

        The petition is dismissed.


Summaries of

United States ex rel. Perez v. Follette

United States District Court S.D. New York.
Sep 25, 1968
289 F. Supp. 664 (S.D.N.Y. 1968)
Case details for

United States ex rel. Perez v. Follette

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Roberto PEREZ, Petitioner, v. Harold W…

Court:United States District Court S.D. New York.

Date published: Sep 25, 1968

Citations

289 F. Supp. 664 (S.D.N.Y. 1968)