People v. Martinez

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ronald Zweibel, J.), rendered September 1, 1999, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of six years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea without a hearing and without appointing new counsel. Defendant was afforded a sufficient opportunity to present his assertions by means of his written motion, upon which he did not…