People v. Richards

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Juviler, J.), rendered January 4, 1993, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the court was not obligated to appoint new defense counsel in connection with his pro se motion to withdraw his plea of guilty. The defendant’s counsel did not take a position adverse to that of his client and merely clarified the facts surrounding the initiation of plea negotiations. Moreover, the…