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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GERARDO FALAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. There is no basis upon which to disturb the court's credibility determinations, which are supported by the record (see, People v. Prochilo, 41 N.Y.2d 759, 761).

The court's summary denial of defendant's application to withdraw his guilty plea was proper (see, People v. Fiumefreddo, 82 N.Y.2d 536, 543-544). Defendant was afforded a suitable opportunity to be heard orally and the record establishes that the court considered his written motion. Defendant's application was in total contradiction of his statements during the plea allocution, where the court carefully ascertained from defendant that he was knowingly and voluntarily pleading guilty and that he was acknowledging that he had possessed a loaded weapon with intent to use it unlawfully.

Defendant's claim that the court considered an improper factor in imposing sentence is unpreserved and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. Were we to review this claim, we would find that defendant's sentence was not based on any improper criteria, and we perceive no basis for reduction of sentence. We further note that defendant's sentence was well within the terms of the court's sentence promise.

The court's summary denial of defendant's CPL article 440 motion was appropriate because defendant's papers did not raise a factual issue warranting a hearing (see, People v. Satterfield, 66 N.Y.2d 796). Defendant's assertion that his counsel engaged in conduct that prejudiced defendant's case is speculative and unsubstantiated.

We have considered and rejected defendant's remaining claims, including those contained in his pro se supplemental brief.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

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PEOPLE v. FALAS
(Sep 27, 2001)