Carpinello, J.
In full satisfaction of a three-count indictment, defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of attempted coercion in the first degree and was thereafter sentenced to the agreed-upon prison sentence of 1½ to 3 years. Defendant argues on appeal that his plea was involuntarily made due to his mental deficiencies, as well as the ineffective assistance of counsel, and that County Court erred in failing to, sua sponte, order a competency hearing.
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