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People v. Woodard

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 13, 1994
208 A.D.2d 411 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

Opinion

October 13, 1994

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Angela Mazzarelli, J.).


The court did not abuse its discretion in denying without a hearing defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea, defendant's bare claims of innocence, coercion and ineffective assistance of counsel notwithstanding, where the minutes of the plea proceeding indicate that it was entered knowingly and voluntarily (see, People v. Frederick, 45 N.Y.2d 520; People v Sepulveda, 198 A.D.2d 66, lv denied 82 N.Y.2d 930), and that "the opportunity given defendant at the time the motion was made to withdraw his plea — to speak for himself and to have his counsel address the court on his behalf — met the required procedural standard" (People v. Tinsley, 35 N.Y.2d 926, 927).

Concur — Wallach, J.P., Kupferman, Ross, Nardelli and Williams, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Woodard

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 13, 1994
208 A.D.2d 411 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
Case details for

People v. Woodard

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JAMES WOODARD…

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

Date published: Oct 13, 1994

Citations

208 A.D.2d 411 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
618 N.Y.S.2d 213

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