People v Jones, 2018 NY Slip Op 05492 [163 AD3d 996]

July 25, 2018

Appellate Division, Second Department

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Pedro Jones, Appellant.

Laurette D. Mulry, Riverhead, NY (Alfred J. Cicale of counsel), for appellant.

Timothy D. Sini, District Attorney, Riverhead, NY (Michael J. Brennan of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (James Hudson, J.), rendered March 22, 2012, convicting him of murder in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The County Court providently exercised its discretion in denying the defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea of guilty. Contrary to the defendant’s contention, he was afforded a reasonable opportunity to advance, with the aid of counsel, the grounds supporting his motion ( see People v Frederick , 45 NY2d 520, 525 [1978]; People v Tinsley , 35 NY2d 926, 927 [1974]; People v Smith , 130 AD3d 411 [2015]; People v Fuller , 156 AD2d 377, 378 [1989]; cf. People v Anderson , 222 AD2d 515 [1995]). Balkin, J.P., Barros, Iannacci and Christopher, JJ., concur..