58 Cited authorities

Strickland v. Washington
466 U.S. 668 (1984) Cited 158,894 times 176 Legal Analyses
Holding an "error by counsel" doesn't "warrant setting aside the judgment of a criminal proceeding" where in the context of the whole proceeding the identified error "had no effect on the judgment"
Batson v. Kentucky
476 U.S. 79 (1986) Cited 15,246 times 61 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Equal Protection Clause applies to the use of peremptory strikes
Tollett v. Henderson
411 U.S. 258 (1973) Cited 5,138 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that guilty plea foreclosed inquiry into discrimination in grand jury selection, even though defendant and his attorney were unaware of such discrimination before the defendant entered his guilty plea
People v. Lopez
2006 N.Y. Slip Op. 1195 (N.Y. 2006) Cited 3,893 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that an appeal waiver encompasses "any issue that does not involve a right of constitutional dimension going to "the very heart of the process," and ruling that a valid appeal waiver precludes review of claims that a sentence is harsh or excessive
People v. Harris
61 N.Y.2d 9 (N.Y. 1983) Cited 1,659 times
In People v Harris (61 N.Y.2d 9), within the context of determining whether a guilty plea was knowingly and voluntarily entered, the Court of Appeals concluded that no mandatory catechism was required.
U.S. v. Moussaoui
591 F.3d 263 (4th Cir. 2010) Cited 468 times
Holding a defendant’s guilty plea foreclosed his Faretta challenge
People v. Hansen
95 N.Y.2d 227 (N.Y. 2000) Cited 444 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that, by pleading guilty, the defendant had forfeited his right to challenge the prosecutor's submission of hearsay evidence to the grand jury
People v. Seeber
4 N.Y.3d 780 (N.Y. 2005) Cited 347 times
Argued January 13, 2005. Decided February 17, 2005. APPEAL, by permission of an Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, entered February 19, 2004. The Appellate Division affirmed a judgment of the Saratoga County Court (Jerry J. Scarano, J.), which had convicted defendant, upon her plea of guilty, of murder in the second degree and burglary in the third degree. People v. Seeber, 4 AD3d 620, affirmed. Eugene
People v. Alexander
97 N.Y.2d 482 (N.Y. 2002) Cited 267 times
In Alexander, the defendant, while awaiting sentence, moved to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming he was not competent when he entered it.
People v. Frederick
45 N.Y.2d 520 (N.Y. 1978) Cited 531 times
In People v. Frederick, 45 N.Y.2d 520, 410 N.Y.S.2d 555, 382 N.E.2d 1332 (1978), the trial court informed the defendant at the plea allocution that no promises were being made concerning the sentence to be imposed.

The People, Appellant,v.Anthony Griffin, Respondent.

58 Cited authorities

Holding an "error by counsel" doesn't "warrant setting aside the judgment of a criminal proceeding" where in the context of the whole proceeding the identified error "had no effect on the judgment"

Holding that the Equal Protection Clause applies to the use of peremptory strikes

Holding that guilty plea foreclosed inquiry into discrimination in grand jury selection, even though defendant and his attorney were unaware of such discrimination before the defendant entered his guilty plea

Holding that an appeal waiver encompasses "any issue that does not involve a right of constitutional dimension going to "the very heart of the process," and ruling that a valid appeal waiver precludes review of claims that a sentence is harsh or excessive

In People v Harris (61 N.Y.2d 9), within the context of determining whether a guilty plea was knowingly and voluntarily entered, the Court of Appeals concluded that no mandatory catechism was required.

Holding a defendant’s guilty plea foreclosed his Faretta challenge

Holding that, by pleading guilty, the defendant had forfeited his right to challenge the prosecutor's submission of hearsay evidence to the grand jury

In Alexander, the defendant, while awaiting sentence, moved to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming he was not competent when he entered it.

In People v. Frederick, 45 N.Y.2d 520, 410 N.Y.S.2d 555, 382 N.E.2d 1332 (1978), the trial court informed the defendant at the plea allocution that no promises were being made concerning the sentence to be imposed.