People v. Williams

• Decision Date: 23 December 2011
• Citation: 90 A.D.3d 1546,934 N.Y.S.2d 900,2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 09440
• Parties: The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Nathaniel L. WILLIAMS, Defendant–Appellant.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 09440

90 A.D.3d 1546

934 N.Y.S.2d 900

The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent,

v.Nathaniel L. WILLIAMS, Defendant–Appellant.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.

Dec. 23, 2011.

Appeal from a judgment of the Cayuga County Court (Thomas G. Leone, J.), rendered January 20, 2011. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted burglary in the second degree.David P. Elkovitch, Auburn, for defendant-appellant.

Jon E. Budelmann, District Attorney, Auburn (Christopher T. Valdina of Counsel), for respondent.

MEMORANDUM:

Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of attempted burglary in the second degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 140.25[2] ). We reject defendant's contention that County Court abused its discretion in denying his motion to withdraw the plea. Defendant was not entitled to withdraw his plea based upon his misapprehension of the quality of the People's case ( see People v. Jones, 44 N.Y.2d 76, 81, 404 N.Y.S.2d 85, 375 N.E.2d 41, cert. denied 439 U.S. 846, 99 S.Ct. 145, 58 L.Ed.2d 148; People v. Gumpton, 81 A.D.3d 1441, 916 N.Y.S.2d 721, lv. denied 17 N.Y.3d 795, 929 N.Y.S.2d 103, 952 N.E.2d 1098). In addition, defendant's assertion of innocence and his contention that he was coerced into pleading guilty are belied by his statements at the plea proceeding ( see People v. Garner, 86 A.D.3d 955, 926 N.Y.S.2d 796). “ Even assuming, arguendo, that the motion to withdraw the plea preserved for our review defendant's challenge to the factual sufficiency of the plea allocution, we conclude that [such challenge] is without merit” ( People v. Conde, 34 A.D.3d 1347, 1347–1348, 825 N.Y.S.2d 605). Finally, we reject defendant's further contention that the court erred in failing to conduct an evidentiary hearing with respect to his motion to withdraw the plea, inasmuch as “[t]he court afforded defendant the requisite ‘reasonable opportunity to present his contentions' in support of that motion” ( People v. Strasser, 83 A.D.3d 1411, 1411, 919 N.Y.S.2d 454).

It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

FAHEY, J.P., PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, GREEN, and GORSKI, JJ., concur.