Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph J. Flihan, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1990-10-05
Citations: 166 A.D.2d 927
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Joseph J. Flihan, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 166
Pages: 927–928

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Joseph J. Flihan, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously reversed on the law, plea vacated and matter remitted to Oneida County Court for further proceedings on the indictment. Memorandum: Because the statements made by defendant during the plea colloquy are consistent with an agency defense, the court should have advised defendant of a possible agency defense before it accepted defendant's plea of guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance. (Appeal from judgment of Oneida County Court, Buckley, J.—criminal sale of controlled substance, third degree.) Present—Doerr, J. P., Denman, Boomer, Pine and Lawton, JJ.