People v. Aquino

Judgment, Supreme *204Court, New York County (Franklin Weissberg, J.), rendered December 14, 1993, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of manslaughter in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of l1/2 to 41/2 years, unanimously affirmed.

The trial court appropriately exercised its discretion in denying, without a hearing, defendant’s presentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea because the motion set forth only a conclusory statement that defendant was unduly pressured by his counsel to enter the guilty plea, because the court had personally observed defendant’s participation…