People v. Mims

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Clifford Scott, J.), rendered October 29, 1992, which convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of robbery in the first degree and sentenced him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 41/2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

In light of defendant’s unsubstantiated claims of innocence, the court’s limited inquiry into defendant’s motion to withdraw the plea was sufficient (People v Baez, 188 AD2d 365). Moreover, defendant was not denied an opportunity to present his claims because of the court’s warning that he would be "gagged” if he continued to…