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Robbery Guilty Plea Rendered Insufficient By Statement Weapon Used Was “Fake”

The Fourth Department reversed defendant’s robbery convictions (by guilty pleas) because, in the plea allocution, defendant indicated the weapon involved was “fake.” People v Burroughs, KA 10-00663, 462, 4th Dept, 5-3-13

 

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