PEOPLE v. RIVERA


25 A.D.2d 725 (1966)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Antonio Rivera, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

April 14, 1966


The writ sought to invalidate a judgment of conviction on the defendant's plea of guilty to the lesser crime of manslaughter in the second degree on the grounds that fraudulent misrepresentations were made to him, that he was denied effective legal representation, he was improperly advised by assigned counsel of his legal rights, and that he was coerced into pleading guilty. In 1958 defendant was arrested in Bronx County and thereafter...

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