Opinion
October 6, 1998
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Bernard Fried, J.).
Defendant's motion to withdraw his plea was properly denied without a hearing. Defendant was afforded reasonable opportunity to present his contentions through his pro se written application and the additional application for the same relief submitted by his attorney. The minutes of the plea proceeding establish that the plea was entered knowingly and voluntarily, belying defendant's claims of inter alia, coercion and ineffective assistance of counsel ( see, People v. Frederick, 45 N.Y.2d 520; People v. Montford, 134 A.D.2d 207, 208-209, lv denied 70 N.Y.2d 1009).
Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Milonas, Nardelli and Tom, JJ.