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People v. Flihan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 5, 1990
166 A.D.2d 927 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

October 5, 1990

Appeal from the Oneida County Court, Buckley, J.

Present — Doerr, J.P., Denman, Boomer, Pine and Lawton, JJ.


Judgment unanimously reversed on the law, plea vacated and matter remitted to Oneida County Court for further proceedings on the indictment. Memorandum: Because the statements made by defendant during the plea colloquy are consistent with an agency defense, the court should have advised defendant of a possible agency defense before it accepted defendant's plea of guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance.


Summaries of

People v. Flihan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 5, 1990
166 A.D.2d 927 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Flihan

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOSEPH J. FLIHAN…

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

Date published: Oct 5, 1990

Citations

166 A.D.2d 927 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

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