Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lorenzo J. Tobar, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-02-21
Citations: 92 A.D.3d 906
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lorenzo J. Tobar, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 92
Pages: 906–907

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lorenzo J. Tobar, Appellant.
[938 NYS2d 819]

Opinion:
Contrary to the defendant's contention, his plea of guilty was knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently entered (see People v Fiumefreddo, 82 NY2d 536, 543 [1993]; People v Moissett, 76 NY2d 909, 910-911 [1990]; People v Harris, 61 NY2d 9, 16 [1983]; People v Nixon, 21 NY2d 338 [1967], cert denied sub nom. Robinson v New York, 393 US 1067 [1969]). The Supreme Court properly conducted the plea allocution (see People v Nixon, 21 NY2d at 353).
The defendant was provided with the effective assistance of counsel (see Strickland v Washington, 466 US 668 [1984]; People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708, 712 [1998]). The defendant's unsubstantiated claims of coercion and dissatisfaction with the representation by his counsel, which were refuted by his statements during the plea allocution, do not warrant a hearing (see generally People v Massey, 70 AD3d 722 [2010]; People v Hughes, 62 AD3d 1026 [2009]). Rivera, J.E, Angiolillo, Leventhal and Cohen, JJ., concur.