PEOPLE v. GALARZA

Defendant's motion to withdraw his plea was properly denied without a hearing. Defendant was afforded reasonable opportunity to present his contentions via his pro se application, his letter to the court, and the additional application for the same relief submitted by his attorney. The minutes of the plea proceeding establish that the plea was entered knowingly and voluntarily, belying defendant's unsupported claims, inter alia, of coercion and ineffective assistance of counsel ( see, People v Jackson, 186 A.D.2d 389, lv denied 81 N.Y.2d 790; People v Rivera, 191 A.D.2d 209, lv denied 81 N.Y.2d 975).

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Rosenberger, Williams and Mazzarelli, JJ.