People v. Blackwell

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Sudolnik, J.), rendered November 8, 2004, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of robbery in the first degree and attempted robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to concurrent terms of 20 years to life and 16 years to life, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s claim that his plea allocution was insufficient because the court failed to inquire about a possible defense is unpreserved for appellate review since defendant neither moved to withdraw his plea nor moved to vacate his…