Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and matter remitted to Onondaga County Court for further proceedings on the indictment.
Memorandum:
Immediately before defendant entered his plea of guilty, the trial court told him that "if we have to go to trial and work" the court probably would sentence him to 3½ to 7 years, the maximum sentence, "on top of" the sentence for another crime. This statement by the trial court constituted coercion, rendering the...
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