People v. Southerland

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Brennan, J.), rendered June 27, 1984, convicting him of attempted criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the case is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, to hear and report on the defendant’s application to withdraw his plea of guilty, and the appeal is held in abeyance in the interim.

When an application is made to withdraw a guilty plea, the court should make reasonable inquiry to determine whether the application has…