People v. Croskery

— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The trial court did not err in denying defendant’s application to withdraw his plea of guilty prior to sentence. The application is addressed to the sound discretion of the court and should not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion (CPL 220.60 [3]; People v Frederick, 45 NY2d 520; People v Zuk, 130 AD2d 886, Iv denied 70 NY2d 659). Here, defense counsel informed the court that defendant wished to withdraw his plea because defendant "now believes that, should this matter proceed to trial, [an] acquittal would be likely.” Counsel expressed his…