People v. Gordian

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx Comity, entered August 9, 1971, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of criminal possession of a dangerous drug and sentencing him to an indeterminate term not to exceed three years, affirmed. Defendant asserts three grounds on which he claims his conviction and sentence should be vacated: inadequacy of representation, that his plea was coerced, and that he should have been given rehabilitation pursuant to section 208 of the Mental Hygiene Law. As to the first two of these claims, we are all agreed that the record affords no support for appellant’s…