PEOPLE v. SILVERS


163 A.D.2d 71 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles Silvers, Appellant

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

July 3, 1990


At issue is whether a plea can be said to be less than knowing and voluntary if the defendant does not understand that one of its consequences will be an enhanced sentence in the event he should be subsequently convicted of another crime (see, CPL 400.21 [7] [b]; People v Harris, 61 N.Y.2d 9). Or, in other words, does a defendant enjoy a Boykin right to have the predicate felony statute explained to him before his plea...

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