People v. Boston

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Jeffrey M. Atlas, J.), rendered June 29, 2004, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of IV2 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in denying *212defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea (see People v Frederick, 45 NY2d 520 [1978]). The gist of the motion was that counsel was allegedly ineffective for failing to obtain a disposition involving a drug program rather than…