People v. Rodriguez

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Laura A. Ward, J. at hearing; Ronald A. Zweibel, J. at plea and sentencing), rendered April 30, 2015, convicting defendant of burglary in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 3V2 to 7 years, unanimously affirmed.

After a sufficient inquiry, the suppression court providently exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s request for new counsel, made as the hearing was about to begin. Contrary to defendant’s assertion, the court did not merely conduct a perfunctory inquiry, but instead allowed defendant to voice his concerns about counsel. Furthermore, while the court advised defendant that he had not made any specific allegations, defendant still provided nothing but vague and generic claims not constituting good cause for substitution of counsel (see People v Linares, 2 NY3d 507 , 511 [2004]).

We perceive no basis for reducing the sentence.

Concur— Renwick, J.R, Richter, Manzanet-Daniels, Kahn and Kern, JJ.