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People v. Bellezza

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 26, 1990
159 A.D.2d 713 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

March 26, 1990

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Mullen, J.).


Ordered that the judgments are affirmed.

The defendant pleaded guilty with the understanding that he would receive the mandatory minimum sentences, which were in fact imposed, and he has no basis to now complain that his sentences were excessive (People v Kazepis, 101 A.D.2d 816).

On appeal, the defendant contends that the court erred in failing to afford him youthful offender treatment. However, the defendant did not request youthful offender treatment at the time of the entry of his guilty pleas. Nor did he raise that issue by motion at any time prior to the imposition of sentence or at sentencing. Accordingly, the defendant waived his right to seek appellate review of this issue (see, People v McGowen, 42 N.Y.2d 905). In any event, we note that the sentencing court, sua sponte, considered whether to afford the defendant youthful offender treatment and rejected that option. Under the circumstances of this case, where the defendant has an extensive juvenile record and previously received the equivalent of youthful offender treatment in Florida, the court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in declining to afford the defendant youthful offender treatment (People v Drayton, 39 N.Y.2d 580).

We have examined the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit. Brown, J.P., Kunzeman, Eiber and Miller, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Bellezza

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 26, 1990
159 A.D.2d 713 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Bellezza

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. FRANK L. BELLEZZA…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Mar 26, 1990

Citations

159 A.D.2d 713 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
553 N.Y.S.2d 199

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