People v. Pascale

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered September 27, 1977, convicting defendant, on his plea of guilty of attempted murder in the second degree, and sentencing him thereupon to an indeterminate term of 4 to 12 years, affirmed. During the plea colloquy defendant was asked to state what he had done. He replied, "On March 29, 1977, I fired three shots at Mr. Falantano in his car.” Defendant now claims that his recital of the facts did not spell out an intent to commit murder, and that the court should have inquired further before accepting his plea. It is *654axiomatic that there is no…