The defendant contends that his plea of guilty was coerced as a matter of law. The record discloses that on June 22, 1978, the defendant and his counsel appeared before the court and following motions directed to the jurisdiction of the court and/or the constitutionality of section 205.17 of the Penal Law and other motions dealing with evidentiary matters, the following colloquy occurred: "BY THE COURT: All right. All trials are a search for the truth and nothing is going...
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