People v. Latham

Appeal from judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Daniel P FitzGerald, J.), rendered April 14, 2005, convicting defendant, upon his guilty plea, of robbery in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 2 to 4 years, held in abeyance, and the matter remanded for further proceedings as to whether defendant should be permitted to withdraw his plea.

Defendant entered a guilty plea to robbery in the third degree, the top count of a multicount indictment, in exchange for a promised sentence of 2 to 4 years. Prior to sentencing, defendant moved in writing to…