People v. Pemberton

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Rothwax, J.), rendered July 17, 1996, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of one count each of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 5 years to life and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The sentencing court properly exercised its discretion when it did not inquire further into defendant’s conclusory contention that his plea was coerced by counsel. Defendant received a reasonable opportunity to…