People v. Barksdale

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion of defendant to withdraw his guilty plea without a hearing. Defendant submitted a letter to the court and an affidavit of defense counsel in support of the motion, and defense counsel argued the motion *978on defendant’s behalf before the court. Thus, defendant was afforded a reasonable opportunity to advance his claim that he was under the influence of cocaine at the time of the plea allocution (see, People v Murray, 257 AD2d 438, lv denied 93 NY2d 975; People v Witcher, 222 AD2d 1016, lv…