People v. Loadholt

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael R. Ambrecht, J.), rendered September 25, 2003, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, and sentencing him to a term of 2 to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea, without appointing new counsel. Defendant’s patently meritless motion, based, in part, on allegations of coercion by counsel, did not create a conflict of interest (see e.g. People v Senghor, 248 AD2d 299, 299-300 [1998], lv denied 92 NY2d 905…