On May 20, 1994, defendant entered a counseled plea of guilty to a single count of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and received a prison term of 3½ to 7 years. In November 1997, defendant moved pursuant to CPL 440.10 to vacate the judgment, alleging that because of a prison uprising that occurred on April 28, 1994 involving prisoners and guards, his plea of guilty was coerced and involuntary. County Court denied defendant...
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