PEOPLE v. JENKINS


11 N.Y.3d 282 (2008)

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JONATHAN JENKINS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued september 11, 2008;


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the Appellate Defender, New York City (Margaret E. Knight, Richard M. Greenberg and Rosemary Herbert of counsel), for appellant.

Respondent precluded.


OPINION OF THE COURT

CIPARICK, J.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether Supreme Court was compelled to grant defendant specific performance of a plea agreement providing for dismissal of an indictment upon his alleged successful completion of a drug treatment program. We conclude that Supreme Court acted within its discretion in denying dismissal of the indictment.

I.

Having been arrested in June 1999 and indicted for...

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