NO TAKING BACK PLEA

In People v. Reed, after he pled guilty to burglary in the second degree, Michael Reed sought to rescind that arrangement.

When the New York County Supreme Court denied his request, Reed appealed to the Appellate Division, First Department, which refused to intervene because the plea had been voluntarily made -- after considering counsel's "sound advice" to accept the deal.

And, since his attorney didn't have a "conflict of interest," there was no reason to assign a new attorney when Reed's plea-related application was made.

The AD1 also didn't latch onto Reed's claim that he had been medicated and unable to appreciate the consequence of his original decision.

Think the AD1 found Reed a bit too winded?

To download a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link:People v. Reed