Opinion
No. 2005-03868.
January 9, 2007.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westcheister County (Molea, J.), rendered March 29, 2005, convicting hiri of murder in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Roger S. Kramintz, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., for appellant.
Janet DiFiore, District Attorney, White Plains, N.Y. (David C. Pilato, Lois C. Valerio, and Anthony J. Servino of counsel), for respondent.
Before: Miller, J.P., Spolzino, Krausman, Fisher and Dillon, JJ.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The record demonstrates that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently pleaded guilty ( see People v Harris, 61 NY2d 9). Furthermore, the County Court conducted an adequate inquiry into the defendant's vague and unsubstantiated assertions of coercion, which were belied by the record ( see People v Frederick, 45 NY2d 520, 524-525; People v Sloane, 13 AD3d 400; People v Ellison, 12 AD3d [2004]; People v Abney, 10 AD3d 617).