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MATTER OF SILMON v. TRAVIS

95 N.Y.2d 470 (2000)

741 N.E.2d 501

718 N.Y.S.2d 704

In the Matter of HERMAN SILMON, Appellant, v. BRION D. TRAVIS, as Chairman of the New York State Board of Parole, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 28, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennet Goodman, Bronxville, for appellant.

Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, New York City (Melanie L. Oxhorn, Preeta D. Bansal, Michael S. Belohlavek and Daniel Smirlock of counsel), for respondent.

Judges SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK, WESLEY and ROSENBLATT concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge KAYE.

In North Carolina v Alford (400 U.S. 25), the United States Supreme Court recognized that an accused may voluntarily enter a guilty plea without admitting culpability when there is strong record evidence of actual guilt. In the case now before us, petitioner was convicted, by way of an Alford plea, of first degree manslaughter for bludgeoning his wife to death with a barbell...

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