People v. Rogers, 56 N.Y.2d 552

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Under the circumstances ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍of this case, not the least of which is that the experienced defendant was the only participant in the plea bargaining process in a position to ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍have firsthand knowledge as to whether the previous conviction was for a felony, we cannot say that the Appellate Division erred in limiting its corrective action to ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍a grant of permission to the defendant to withdraw his guilty plea and substitute one of not guilty (cf. People v McConnell, 49 NY2d 340).

Chief Judge Cooke and ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Wachtler and Fuchsberg concur; Judges Jones and Meyer dissent and vote to reverse for reasons stated in the dissenting memorandum by Justice Samuel ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍J. Silverman at the Appellate Division (81 AD2d 564, 565-566).

Order affirmed in a memorandum.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Rogers

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: Mar 25, 1982

Citations: 56 N.Y.2d 552; 434 N.E.2d 1339; 449 N.Y.S.2d 961; 1982 N.Y. LEXIS 3229

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.