Does a defendant by pleading guilty to a charge of sexual assault forfeit the right to challenge the conviction on appeal?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Clark, 135 Misc.2d 22, 515 N.Y.S.2d 382 (N.Y. App. Term 1987):
1 A defendant by his plea of guilty does not forfeit the right on appeal to challenge the constitutionality of the statute under which he was convicted (People v. Lee, 58 N.Y.2d 491, 462 N.Y.S.2d 417, 448 N.E.2d 1328).
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