The court properly exercised its discretion in refusing to accept defendant's offer to plead guilty to a lesser offense when, during the plea allocution, defendant flatly denied his guilt. A plea of guilty to less than the entire indictment may not be entered as of right, but only with the permission of the court and prosecutor (CPL 220.10). Moreover, a court is not obligated to accept an Alford plea (North Carolina v Alford,
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PEOPLE v. MORET
290 A.D.2d 250 (2002)
735 N.Y.S.2d 535
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JERRY MORET, Appellant.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Decided January 8, 2002.
Decided January 8, 2002.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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