Opinion
May 17, 1994
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County, Mary Davis, J., Allen Alpert, J.
The hearing court's denial of assigned counsel's application to be relieved was a proper exercise of its discretion, defendant having already had three other attorneys assigned to him in this case (see, People v. Sides, 75 N.Y.2d 822, 825). We also note that defendant pled guilty after his suppression motion was denied, and does not demonstrate on appeal that the tension with his attorney that existed prior to the suppression hearing affected the voluntariness of his plea.
Concur — Ellerin, J.P., Ross, Nardelli and Williams, JJ.