Court of Appeals of New York

In a robbery prosecution, a denial of defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea is reversed where defendant provided detailed allegations explaining the duress that he experienced, at the time he entered his plea, based on his fear that his son might not survive an injury, and the trial court thus should have held a hearing on this issue.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/18/2010
• Published 02/18/2010

Judges

Court

• Court of Appeals of New York

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Submitted by Grazina Myers, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Submitted by Roseann B. MacKechnie, for respondent.