Opinion
October 1, 1993
Appeal from the Steuben County Court, Purple, Jr., J.
Present — Denman, P.J., Balio, Fallon, Doerr and Davis, JJ.
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: During the plea colloquy, defense counsel recited in detail the witness testimony and People's evidence that he and defendant had reviewed, and the prosecutor advised the court that essential witnesses were prepared to testify consistent with that evidence. Although defendant had no recollection of the crimes to which he intended to plead guilty, he acknowledged his understanding that the stabbing victim would testify consistent with her Grand Jury testimony; that the evidence would show that he was the last person seen with the murder victim; that DNA test results would show that his semen was found on the murder victim's body; and that he was aware of the consequences of a guilty plea, but desired to enter that plea to avoid the prospect of a harsher sentence after trial. The record reflects that defendant knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently entered his guilty plea with full awareness of the consequences and that the court properly accepted his Alford plea (see, North Carolina v Alford, 400 U.S. 25; People v. Friedman, 39 N.Y.2d 463, 465-466; People v. Krawitz, 151 A.D.2d 850, lv denied 74 N.Y.2d 742). Defendant received the bargained-for sentence, and we reject his contention that the sentence imposed is harsh or excessive.