People v. Cooper

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Mclnerney, J.), rendered April 18, 1990, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

It is well settled that the decision as to whether to permit a defendant to withdraw a plea of guilty rests within the sound discretion of the court (see, People v Gomez, 142 AD2d 649). In the instant case, the defendant knowingly and voluntarily made a complete plea allocution in the presence of competent…