Opinion
January 15, 1991
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (George Covington, J.).
Since the defendant failed to move prior to imposition of sentence to withdraw his plea, he has not preserved for appellate review the claim that the court coerced the plea. (People v Guerrero, 155 A.D.2d 262, lv denied 75 N.Y.2d 868.) In any event, the court, in making defendant aware of the possible sentence facing him if convicted, did not coerce the guilty plea (People v Kelly, 159 A.D.2d 227, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 737). Nor, under the circumstances presented, was it coercive for the court to comment on the strength of the People's case.
We have considered defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit.
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Milonas, Rosenberger, Wallach and Smith, JJ.