PEOPLE v. COOKS


67 N.Y.2d 100 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Zain Cooks, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith G. Ingber for appellant.

Stephen F. Lungen, District Attorney (Frank J. Labuda of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR., concur.


MEYER, J.

If the plea proceeding record is sufficient to permit review of the issue on direct appeal, the sufficiency of the allocution cannot be collaterally reviewed in a CPL 440.10 proceeding. The order of the Appellate Division should, therefore, be affirmed.

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On March 31, 1983, defendant pleaded guilty to one count of robbery in the second degree. Thereafter he wrote a letter to the County...

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