People v. Suazo

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Jill Konviser, J.), rendered April 30, 2013, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of assault in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 12V2 years, unanimously affirmed.

Although defendant asserts that the court improperly denied his motion to withdraw his plea, the record demonstrates that defendant never actually made such a motion, and that he abandoned his initial effort to do so. Although defendant indicated after the plea that he wanted a new lawyer, wanted to withdraw his plea and had “papers,” his request for new counsel was…