People v. Abdulla

Appeal from a judgment of the Erie County Court (John L. Michalski, A.J.), rendered June 10, 2009. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of sexual abuse in the first degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of sexual abuse in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.65 [3]). As defendant correctly contends, defense counsel erred in informing him that, despite his guilty plea, he reserved the right to argue on appeal that County Court erred in denying…