Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Herbert Marcus, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1989-03-10
Citations: 148 A.D.2d 992
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Herbert Marcus, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 148
Pages: 992–992

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Herbert Marcus, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We find no merit to defendant's claim that certain equivocal remarks, made by Justice Kennedy at the conclusion of a pretrial suppression hearing conducted over a month prior to entry of defendant's guilty plea, were coercive and rendered his subsequent guilty plea before Judge Celli involuntary as a matter of law. At the plea proceedings, defendant, who was represented by counsel, stated on the record that he had discussed the proposed plea agreement with his attorney, gave a factual basis for his plea, and advised the court that his plea was made voluntarily and without any coercion or threat. (Appeal from judgment of Monroe County Court, Celli, J. — burglary, first degree.) Present — Dillon, P. J., Callahan, Doerr, Pine and Lawton, JJ.