Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kevin Charleston, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1981-06-16
Citations: 54 N.Y.2d 622
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Kevin Charleston, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 54
Pages: 622–624

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Kevin Charleston, Appellant.
Argued May 7, 1981;
decided June 16, 1981
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Thomas J. Snider for appellant.
William H. Power, Jr., District Attorney (Robert M. Pitler and Vivian Berger of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
True it is, as defendant contends, that deprivation of counsel issues need not be preserved (People v Carmine A., 53 NY2d 816; People v Samuels, 49 NY2d 218, 221; People v Ermo, 47 NY2d 863). However, in this case that question is academic. Defendant pleaded guilty in County Court before the trial commenced without having made a motion to suppress the statements which he now contends were elicited in violation of his right to counsel. Since there is, therefore, neither a trial nor a suppression record, nor, for that matter, any factual record on this subject, appellate review is precluded (People v De Mauro, 48 NY2d 892, 893).