People v. Grady
| Decision Date | 15 April 1985 |
| Citation | 488 N.Y.S.2d 58,110 A.D.2d 780 |
| Parties | The PEOPLE, etc., Respondent v. Carey GRADY, Appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
John M. Lockwood, Huntington, for appellant.
Patrick Henry, Dist. Atty., Riverhead (Mark D. Cohen, Riverhead, of counsel), for respondent.
Before LAZER, J.P., and GIBBONS, O'CONNOR and WEINSTEIN, JJ.
MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.
Appeals by defendant from two judgments of the County Court, Suffolk County, both rendered February 21, 1984, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree and attempted assault in the second degree, upon his pleas of guilty, and imposing sentences.
Judgments affirmed.
On January 5, 1984, defendant pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree and attempted assault in the second degree in full satisfaction of two indictments charging him with murder in the second degree (two counts), assault in the second degree and assault in the third degree (two counts). At the time of sentencing, defendant moved to withdraw his guilty pleas and to plead not guilty. The motion was denied. On appeal, defendant contends that the court abused its discretion in denying the motion. We disagree.
In spite of the thorough plea allocutions, defendant contended at sentencing that the pleas should be withdrawn because "I lied when I said I did it", and "I didn't know [one of the victims] was in jail". It is well settled, however, that a defendant is not entitled to withdraw his guilty plea merely because he discovers that he misapprehended the quality of the State's case (see Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742, 757, 90 S.Ct. 1463, 1473, 25 L.Ed.2d 747; People v. Jones, 44 N.Y.2d 76, 81, 404 N.Y.S.2d 85, 375 N.E.2d 41). Nor is a defendant entitled to withdraw his plea merely on bare allegations of innocence (see People v. Manns, 66 A.D.2d 957, 411 N.Y.S.2d 717; People v. Cooke, 61 A.D.2d 1060, 402 N.Y.S.2d 478).
The sentencing court allowed defendant a reasonable opportunity to present his contentions, and in the face of the bald conclusory allegations presented, the court properly denied the motion without a hearing (see People v. Tinsley, 35 N.Y.2d 926, 365 N.Y.S.2d 161, 324 N.E.2d 544; People v. Matta, 103 A.D.2d 756, 477 N.Y.S.2d 228).
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