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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LENNY SIMPSON, Appellant.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Vincent Quattrochi, J.), rendered December 21, 1993, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, and sentencing him to a term of 2 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.

Since defendant violated every term of his plea agreement, the court properly imposed an enhanced sentence ( see, People v Figgins, 87 N.Y.2d 840, 841). Defendant's contention that his guilty plea was involuntary because he was not apprised of the post-plea conditions until after accepting the plea bargain is unpreserved for review, and without merit ( see, People v. Lewis, 214 A.D.2d 415, lv denied 86 N.Y.2d 797; People v. Ramirez, 210 A.D.2d 56, lv denied 84 N.Y.2d 1037). The court properly denied defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea, which was based on conclusory claims of innocence, coercion, and ineffective assistance of counsel ( People v. Ortiz, 221 A.D.2d 176). Since defendant's application was without merit, defense counsel's representation at the motion to withdraw his guilty plea was not ineffective, and the court did not need to appoint new counsel upon defense counsel's refusal to adopt defendant's motion ( People v. Ortiz, supra, at 177).

We perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion.

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Wallach, Mazzarelli and Andrias, JJ.

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PEOPLE v. SIMPSON
(Apr 15, 1997)