Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jose Veras, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-04-08
Citations: 50 A.D.3d 355
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose Veras, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 50
Pages: 355–356

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose Veras, Appellant.
[855 NYS2d 450]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bruce Allen, J.), rendered May 30, 2006, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of three years, unanimously affirmed.
After sufficient inquiry, the court properly denied defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea (see People v Frederick, 45 NY2d 520 [1978]). "[T]he nature and extent of the fact-finding procedures on such motions rest largely in the discretion of the court" (People v Fiumefreddo, 82 NY2d 536, 544 [1993]). The record establishes that the plea was knowing, intelligent and voluntary, and that the court properly determined that defen dant's attacks on his plea lacked merit. Concur—Tom, J.E, Saxe, Nardelli and Williams, JJ.