Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert McKennion, Also Known as Robert McKinnon, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1970-07-01
Citations: 27 N.Y.2d 671
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert McKennion, Also Known as Robert McKinnon, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 27
Pages: 671–673

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert McKennion, Also Known as Robert McKinnon, Appellant.
Argued May 28, 1970;
decided July 1, 1970.
Carl D. Bernstein for appellant.
Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (David L. Levinson and Michael R. Juviler of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Memorandum. Judgment reversed and the case remitted to the Supreme Court, New York County, for a hearing to determine appellant's application to withdraw his plea of guilty. Where, after a plea of guilty has been entered, and before sen tence, defendant states to the court he is not guilty, or that he believes he is not guilty, the rule, has developed that the court should not, except in extraordinary circumstances, then impose sentence, but either grant an application to allow the plea to be withdrawn; or conduct a hearing to determine whether the application has merit (People v. Beasley, 25 N Y 2d 483; People v. Nixon, 21 N Y 2d 338; People v. Serrano, 15 N Y 2d 304).