People v. Jones

CourtNew York Supreme Court Appellate Division
Citation648 N.Y.S.2d 331,232 A.D.2d 505
Decision Date15 October 1996
PartiesThe PEOPLE, etc., Respondent, v. Christopher JONES, Appellant.

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648 N.Y.S.2d 331
232 A.D.2d 505
The PEOPLE, etc., Respondent,
v.
Christopher JONES, Appellant.
Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division,
Second Department.
Oct. 15, 1996.

Carol Mellor, New York City, for appellant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn (Roseann B. MacKechnie, Victor Barall, and James C. Jenkins, of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Greenberg, J.), rendered December 16, 1993, convicting him of attempted robbery in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. By decision and order dated January 8, 1996, this Court remitted the matter to the Supreme Court, Kings County, to hear and report on the defendant's motion to withdraw his plea of guilty, and the appeal was held in abeyance in the interim (see, People v. Jones, 223 A.D.2d 559, 636 N.Y.S.2d 382). The Supreme Court, Kings County, has filed its report.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contentions, his plea of guilty was not coerced by the honest and frank assessment of his Legal Aid attorney and the attorney's supervisor that in light of the denial of his motions, inter alia, to suppress evidence, the defendant would likely not prevail at trial and would be subject to a lengthy jail sentence (see, People v. Samuel, 208 A.D.2d 776, 617 N.Y.S.2d 494; see also, People v. Spinks, 227 A.D.2d 310, 643 N.Y.S.2d 54; People v. Cornelio, 227 A.D.2d 248, 642 N.Y.S.2d 648; People v. Coco, 220 A.D.2d 312, 650 N.Y.S.2d 636). Rather, the record demonstrates that the defendant's plea of guilty was knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily given. Therefore, the defendant has not established that the court improvidently denied his motion to withdraw his plea of guilty (see, People v. Palmeri, 227 A.D.2d 418, 642 N.Y.S.2d 555; People v. Breeden, 221 A.D.2d 352, 633 N.Y.S.2d 366; People v. McCaskell, 206 A.D.2d 547, 615 N.Y.S.2d 55; People v. Sears, 204 A.D.2d 578, 614 N.Y.S.2d 207).

We have reviewed the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit.

MANGANO, P.J., and MILLER, SANTUCCI and HART, JJ., concur.

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  • People v. McKenna, 2013-600 K CR.
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Term
    • April 7, 2016
    ...18 [2007] ). Here, it cannot be said that defendant's guilty plea was coerced by “the honest and frank assessment” (People v. Jones, 232 A.D.2d 505, 505, 648 N.Y.S.2d 331 [1996] ) of the court that it would take time for the psychiatric records to be subpoenaed and that, even once they were......
  • People v. Walsh
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court Appellate Division
    • October 14, 1997
    ...the plea (see, People v. Flakes, 240 A.D.2d 428, 658 N.Y.S.2d 106; People v. Sider, 232 A.D.2d 666, 649 N.Y.S.2d 455; People v. Jones, 232 A.D.2d 505, 648 N.Y.S.2d 331; People v. Palmeri, 227 A.D.2d 418, 642 N.Y.S.2d 555; People v. Spinks, 227 A.D.2d 310, 643 N.Y.S.2d While the defendant's ......
  • People v. Scott
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court Appellate Division
    • October 5, 2010
    ...v. Jackson, 203 A.D.2d 302, 303, 612 N.Y.S.2d 897; see also People v. Elting, 18 A.D.3d 770, 771, 795 N.Y.S.2d 699; People v. Jones, 232 A.D.2d 505, 505-506, 648 N.Y.S.2d 331). COVELLO, J.P., SANTUCCI, BALKIN and AUSTIN, JJ.,...
  • People v. Green
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court Appellate Division
    • June 9, 1997
    ...were to be convicted after trial, it would impose a sentence close to the maximum allowable under the law (see, People v. Jones, 232 A.D.2d 505, 648 N.Y.S.2d 331; People v. Cornelio, 227 A.D.2d 248, 642 N.Y.S.2d 648; People v. Stephens, 188 A.D.2d 345, 346, 591 N.Y.S.2d The defendant's sent......
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  • People v. McKenna, 2013-600 K CR.
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Term
    • April 7, 2016
    ...18 [2007] ). Here, it cannot be said that defendant's guilty plea was coerced by “the honest and frank assessment” (People v. Jones, 232 A.D.2d 505, 505, 648 N.Y.S.2d 331 [1996] ) of the court that it would take time for the psychiatric records to be subpoenaed and that, even once they were......
  • People v. Walsh
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court Appellate Division
    • October 14, 1997
    ...the plea (see, People v. Flakes, 240 A.D.2d 428, 658 N.Y.S.2d 106; People v. Sider, 232 A.D.2d 666, 649 N.Y.S.2d 455; People v. Jones, 232 A.D.2d 505, 648 N.Y.S.2d 331; People v. Palmeri, 227 A.D.2d 418, 642 N.Y.S.2d 555; People v. Spinks, 227 A.D.2d 310, 643 N.Y.S.2d While the defendant's ......
  • People v. Scott
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court Appellate Division
    • October 5, 2010
    ...v. Jackson, 203 A.D.2d 302, 303, 612 N.Y.S.2d 897; see also People v. Elting, 18 A.D.3d 770, 771, 795 N.Y.S.2d 699; People v. Jones, 232 A.D.2d 505, 505-506, 648 N.Y.S.2d 331). COVELLO, J.P., SANTUCCI, BALKIN and AUSTIN, JJ.,...
  • People v. Green
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court Appellate Division
    • June 9, 1997
    ...were to be convicted after trial, it would impose a sentence close to the maximum allowable under the law (see, People v. Jones, 232 A.D.2d 505, 648 N.Y.S.2d 331; People v. Cornelio, 227 A.D.2d 248, 642 N.Y.S.2d 648; People v. Stephens, 188 A.D.2d 345, 346, 591 N.Y.S.2d The defendant's sent......
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