People v. Robertson

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Rosenwasser, J.), rendered October 19, 2001, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The decision to permit the withdrawal of a plea of guilty is directed to the sound discretion of the court (see CPL 220.60 [3]; People v Frederick, 45 NY2d 520 [1978]). The County Court properly exercised its discretion in denying the defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea. The minutes of the plea…