People v. Brown

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bruce Allen, J-), rendered August 7, 2007, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of grand larceny in the fourth degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 2 to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant claims that his guilty plea was involuntary because the court allegedly promised to order him enrolled in the comprehensive alcohol and substance abuse treatment (CASAT) program, a promise that went unfulfilled since court-mandated CASAT is only available for persons convicted of drug offenses (Penal Law § 60.04 [6]).…