People v. Smith

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Rothwax, J.), rendered May 25, 1994, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 6 to 18 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea since the record established that the plea was knowing, voluntary and intelligent and since defendant, after being afforded the opportunity to orally present his claims, failed to support his claims of coercion with anything other than conclusory allegations (see, People v Frederick, 45…