People v. Garcia (92 N.Y.2d 869 [1998])

Jul 09, 1998

OUTCOME: Court of Appeals upheld the conviction

Defendant contended that since he was misinformed about the maximum sentence to which he was exposed, his guilty plea was not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary. The Court of Appeals held that the rec ... ord demonstrated that the length of the sentence was but one of many elements considered by the defendant before the plea was accepted. Thus, the Court of Appeals held, it cannot be said, as a matter of law, that defendant's plea of guilty was not knowing, intelligent and voluntary.