People v. Montello

Appeal by the de*637fendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Cacciabaudo, J.), rendered September 18, 1996, convicting him of attempted burglary in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The record establishes that the defendant’s plea of guilty was knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entered (see, People v Harris, 61 NY2d 9). His contention that the court coerced him into pleading guilty is not supported by the record (cf., People v Pendergrass, 43 AD2d 592), and, in fact, is contradicted by the defendant’s…