Opinion
April 5, 1999
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (McKay, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
To the extent that the defendant's contention that his plea was obtained in violation of his right to the effective assistance of counsel involves matters dehors the record, it is not properly before this Court (see, People v. Williams, 145 A.D.2d 672). Based upon the record before us, and under the totality of circumstances presented, the two attorneys who successively served the defendant at plea and at sentencing effectively and meaningfully represented his interests (see, People v. Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137).
Finally, there is no merit to the defendant's contention that the Supreme, Court erred in failing to grant an evidentiary hearing with regard to the alleged ineffective assistance of the attorney who represented him at the plea (see, People v. Frederick, 45 N.Y.2d 520).
Bracken, J. P., Thompson, Goldstein and McGinity, JJ., concur.