PEOPLE v. YOUNG


194 A.D.2d 307 (1993)

598 N.Y.S.2d 222

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Walter Young, Appellant

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

June 1, 1993


Defendant failed to show that defense counsel did not effectively represent him prior to his plea (People v Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137). To the contrary, counsel used sound judgment in advising the defendant to plead guilty in the face of overwhelming evidence of defendant's guilt in order to receive a reduced sentence.

Defendant's assertion that his attorney coerced him into pleading guilty is refuted by the plea colloquy which...

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