People v. Hilligas

—Appeal from a judgment of Supreme Court, Erie County (Buscaglia, J.), entered March 25, 1999, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of murder in the second degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [2]), defendant contends that Supreme Court erred in accepting his plea without conducting further inquiry concerning a possible defense of intoxication (see generally, People v Lopez, 71 NY2d 662,…