People v. Hecht

Full title: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ROBERT HECHT, Appellant

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Jan 21, 1999

257 A.D.2d 493 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

682 N.Y.S.2d 849

Opinion

January 21, 1999.

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Ronald Zweibel, J.).

The court properly denied defendant's request for new counsel since he failed to demonstrate good cause for such substitution ( see, People v. Sides, 75 N.Y.2d 822). The plea minutes fail to substantiate defendant's claims of coercion or insufficient time to consider the plea and, on the contrary, establish that defendant's plea was knowing, intelligent and voluntary ( see, People v. Fiumefreddo, 82 N.Y.2d 536, 543).

Concur — Rosenberger, J.P., Ellerin, Tom and Saxe, JJ.