PEOPLE v. TORRES


45 N.Y.2d 751 (1978)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. George Torres, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Nowak, Public Defender (James M. Byrnes of counsel), for appellant.

Lawrence T. Kurlander, District Attorney (Jeffrey Chamberlain of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

Defendant George Torres appeals from an order of the Appellate Division which affirmed a judgment of Supreme Court convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of robbery in the third degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term with a maximum of seven years. At issue on this appeal is whether the sentencing court was required to fulfill a promise to defendant, made at the time his plea was accepted,...

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