PEOPLE v. GARCIA


92 N.Y.2d 869 (1998)

700 N.E.2d 311

677 N.Y.S.2d 772

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ismael Garcia, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Greenberg, for appellant.

Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney of Bronx County, Bronx (Kevin Scott Koplin, Karen Swiger and Joseph N. Ferdenzi of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK and WESLEY concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

On appeal, defendant contends that since he was misinformed about the maximum sentence to which he was exposed, his guilty plea was not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary. Whether a plea was knowing, intelligent and voluntary is dependent upon a number of factors "including the nature and terms of the agreement, the reasonableness of the bargain...

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