People v. Stamatelos

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Belfi, J.), rendered January 4, 2000, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s arguments concerning the alleged involuntariness of his plea and the supposed ineffectiveness of his former attorney hinge to a large extent on his claim that Nassau County lacked geographic jurisdiction in this case. This claim is incorrect (see CPL 20.40 [1] [a]; People v Tullo, 34 NY2d 712 [1974], affg 41 AD2d 957 [1973];…