Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Douglas L. Cotton, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-07-07
Citations: 274 A.D.2d 970
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Douglas L. Cotton, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 274
Pages: 970–970

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Douglas L. Cotton, Appellant.
[711 NYS2d 816]

Opinion:
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Having failed to move to withdraw his plea of guilty or to vacate the judgment of conviction, defendant failed to preserve for our review his challenge to the factual sufficiency of the plea allocution (see, People v Lopez, 71 NY2d 662, 665; People v Root, 267 AD2d 1103). "In any event, where, as here, defendant pleads guilty to a crime less than that charged in the [accusatory instrument], a factual colloquy is not required" (People v Harris, 233 AD2d 959, Iv denied 89 NY2d 1094; see, People v Moore, 71 NY2d 1002, 1006; People v Gray, 190 AD2d 918, Iv denied 81 NY2d 1073). We reject the further contention that defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney failed to move to withdraw the plea. Defendant waived indictment, was allowed to plead to an attempt to commit the crime charged in the superior court information and received the minimum lawful sentence. Defendant received meaningful representation (see, People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 147). (Appeal from Judgment of Steuben County Court, Purple, Jr., J. — Attempted Sexual Abuse, 1st Degree.) Present — Pigott, Jr., P. J., Pine, Wisner, Scudder and Lawton, JJ.