People v. Clairborne, 29 N.Y.2d 950

Order reversed and the case remitted to the Appellate Division ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‍for consideration of questions other than questions of law (Code Crim. Pro., § 543-b; CPL 470.40, subd. 2, par. [b]). ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‍The offer of a plea was based on the understanding that the perjury indictment would be dismissed. A bargained ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‍guilty plea to a lesser crime makes unnecessary a factual basis for the particular crime confessed (People v. Lynn, 28 N Y 2d ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‍196, 201-202; People v. Foster, 19 N Y 2d 150, 154; People v. Griffin, 7 N Y 2d 511, 515-516).

Concur: Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Scileppi, ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‍Bergan, Breitel, Jasen and Gibson. Taking no part: Judge Burke.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Clairborne

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: Jan 14, 1972

Citations: 29 N.Y.2d 950; 280 N.E.2d 366; 329 N.Y.S.2d 580; 1972 N.Y. LEXIS 1546

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.