People v. Diaz

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Jay Gold, J.), rendered May 20, 1987, which convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree and sentenced him to an indeterminate prison term of from 2 to 4 years, is unanimously affirmed.

The court properly rejected defendant’s motion at sentencing to withdraw his guilty plea, which urged that, given his allocution, the court should have further inquired into his guilt before accepting his plea. A sufficient inquiry was made. Bare allegations of innocence or coercion do not mandate the…