People v. Christian

Appeal from judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Dominic R. Massaro, J.), rendered May 4, 2011, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of one year, held in abeyance, and the matter remitted for further proceedings with new counsel assigned to defendant’s request to withdraw his plea.

At sentencing, defendant moved to withdraw his guilty plea, and made accusations against his attorney. The attorney made a lengthy factual recitation that refuted defendant’s claims. The attorney’s recitation,…