PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS


158 A.D.2d 930 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Donna Williams, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Department.

February 2, 1990


Judgment unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum:

Defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to accept her plea and in refusing to sever her trial from that of a codefendant. Neither claim has merit. "It is well settled that a defendant has no absolute right to have his plea accepted by the court and that the decision whether to accept a reduced plea is a matter within the court's discretion (Santobello v New York,

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