People v. Pickett

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of manslaughter in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.15 [1]). Contrary to the contention of defendant, County Court did not abuse its discretion in denying his motion to withdraw his plea. “Trial judges are vested with discretion in deciding plea withdrawal motions because they are best able to determine whether a plea is entered voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently” (People v Alexander, 97 NY2d 482, 485 [2002]), and nothing in the record before us calls into question the voluntary, knowing and…