Cardona, P.J.
In 2004, defendant pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree and was sentenced to six months in jail with five years of probation. More than a year after his release from custody, he moved to vacate his conviction on the ground that he was coerced to plead guilty by his codefendant and other inmates at the jail where he was held prior to his plea. Following a hearing at which several witnesses, including defendant...
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