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People v. Hierl

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Oct 28, 1993
197 A.D.2d 796 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

October 28, 1993

Appeal from the County Court of Broome County (Smith, J.).


Defendant seeks reversal of County Court's denial of his CPL 440.10 motion to withdraw his plea of guilty. Although defendant has failed to move for leave to appeal the denial of his CPL 440.10 motion pursuant to CPL 450.15 (1), for purposes of judicial economy we will deem the present proceeding as a request for such relief and grant it. We further hold that County Court appropriately denied defendant's application to withdraw his plea of guilty (see, People v. Dixon, 29 N.Y.2d 55). The record indicates that defendant entered his plea knowingly and voluntarily and we decline to interfere with County Court's disposition of the matter (see, People v. Frederick, 45 N.Y.2d 520, 528).

On appeal, defendant for the first time attempts to interpose a variety of other reasons for vacating his guilty plea. None of these were articulated in the CPL 440.10 motion. We deem them waived and decline to discuss them.

Defendant's contention that he was denied effective assistance of counsel is not supported by the record. His attorney negotiated an eminently favorable plea for defendant in satisfaction of a myriad of charges against him. As the record reveals, defendant's dissatisfaction with his counsel stems from County Court's denial of post-plea bail, a power reserved to County Court's discretion, and does not affect the adequacy of counsel's representation.

Weiss, P.J., Yesawich Jr. and Crew III, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

People v. Hierl

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Oct 28, 1993
197 A.D.2d 796 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

People v. Hierl

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RUSSELL J. HIERL…

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

Date published: Oct 28, 1993

Citations

197 A.D.2d 796 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
602 N.Y.S.2d 976

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