Opinion
December 19, 1989
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (George Covington, J.).
Defendant's challenge to the constitutionality of the predicate conviction is unpersuasive. We are persuaded by the statements contained in the plea as a whole and the sentencing minutes that defendant's claim of intoxication did not amount to a valid defense, that defendant understood the nature of the charges against him and that he knowingly and intelligently pleaded guilty.
Concur — Murphy, P.J., Ross, Ellerin, Smith and Rubin, JJ.