People v. Cosey

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Leslie Crocker Snyder, J.), rendered November 10, 1998, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of conspiracy in the first degree and murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 25 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The sentencing court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s application to withdraw his guilty plea after affording defendant a full opportunity to present his claims (see, People v Frederick, 45 NY2d 520). The court properly concluded that defendant’s challenges to the plea were…