Unanimously affirmed.
Defendant acknowledged at the plea that at the time of the robbery he had "displayed what appeared to be a revolver". Although subsequent questioning by the court educed a claim that the weapon had been a toy pistol (see Penal Law, § 160.15, subd 4), defendant waived a right to claim legal insufficiency of the plea by failure to move to withdraw it or to raise a claim of the inadequacy of his counsel (People v Pascale,
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Let's get started
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.