People v. Pickett

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Budd Goodman, J.), rendered February 1, 1995, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 4V2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea was properly denied without a hearing, since defendant was provided with an adequate opportunity to present his claims by written submissions, including that of his new attorney appointed to represent him on the motion (see, People v Galarza, 219 AD2d…