Although the judge, the prosecutor and defense counsel all misconstrued the implications of Pedro Jimenez's refusal to accept a plea bargain, his request for sentencing relief has failed after a judge said while he received ineffective assistance, the offer he rejected was illegal.
February 27, 2014 at 12:00 AM
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Editors’ Note: This article has been updated to reflect a Correction.
Evading New York’s plea bargaining restrictions by “re-arresting” a defendant charged with a violent felony and allowing him to plead guilty to a non-violent felony is illegal, a Manhattan judge has ruled in an ineffective assistance case.
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