Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Omar Salas, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-04-25
Citations: 149 A.D.3d 632
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Omar Salas, Appellant.
Judges: Concur— Friedman, J.P., Richter, Feinman, Gische and Gesmer, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 149
Pages: 632–633

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Omar Salas, Appellant.
[50 NYS3d 868]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Barbara F. New man, J.), rendered June 2, 2016, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal sexual act in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of eight years, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly denied defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea (see People v Frederick, 45 NY2d 520 [1978]). The record establishes the voluntariness of the plea. That record included a lengthy and thorough plea colloquy in which defendant, among other things, stated that he was not coerced in any way to plead guilty, stated that he was satisfied with his attorney, acknowledged the constitutional rights he was foregoing by pleading guilty, and admitted to committing the crime to which he was pleading guilty. Defendant failed to substantiate his claims that his plea was coerced by the prosecutor or defense counsel, or that counsel rendered ineffective assistance. There is no indication that counsel provided anything less than sound advice to plead guilty under all the circumstances of the case, including a new development that might have led to damaging evidence against defendant. Finally, defendant's claim that he Aas under the influence of cocaine at the time of the plea was refuted by his responses during the al-locution and the court's recollection of his demeanor.
Concur— Friedman, J.P., Richter, Feinman, Gische and Gesmer, JJ.