People v. Escalera

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lawrence Tonetti, J.), rendered March 10, 1997, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 1 to 3 years, and order, same court and Justice, entered on or about June 18, 1997, which denied defendant’s motion pursuant to CPL 440.10 to vacate the judgment of conviction, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea of guilty was properly denied without a hearing, where defendant had a reasonable opportunity, including his statements…