People v. Collins

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Lewis, J.), rendered January 25, 1991 in Clinton County, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree.

We find that there was no abuse of discretion in County Court’s denial of defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea without a hearing. The record reveals that the plea was knowing and voluntary and was made without protestation of innocence (see, People v Lynch, 156 AD2d 884, 884-885, lv *299denied 75 NY2d 921). Given the fact that defendant was afforded an opportunity to…