People v. Quintana

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee A. White, J.), rendered January 13, 2004, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of four counts of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 18 years, unanimously affirmed.

After a sufficient inquiry, the court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea (see People v Frederick, 45 NY2d 520 [1978]). The record establishes the voluntariness of the plea. Despite ample opportunity to be heard, defendant never elaborated on his…