Opinion
Decided and Entered: June 28, 2001.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (McGrath, J.), rendered August 11, 1999, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of robbery in the second degree.
Craig S. Leeds, Albany, for appellant.
Kenneth R. Bruno, District Attorney (Bruce E. Knoll of counsel), Troy, for respondent.
Before: Mercure, J.P., Crew III, Peters, Carpinello and, Rose, JJ.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Defendant pleaded guilty to robbery in the second degree as a juvenile offender and was thereafter sentenced to 2 to 6 years' imprisonment. Defendant appeals contending that his guilty plea was not voluntary because he was under the care of a psychiatrist and receiving medication. He further contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel due to counsel's failure to request a CPL article 730 examination and advise him of the time within which to file an appeal.
Initially, these issues are not preserved for our review inasmuch as defendant has not moved either to withdraw his plea or vacate the judgment of conviction (see, People v. Coppaway, 281 A.D.2d 754, 722 N.Y.S.2d 813; People v. Beekman, 280 A.D.2d 784, 721 N.Y.S.2d 146, 147; People v. Millis, 266 A.D.2d 581, lv denied 94 N.Y.2d 826). Were we to consider the merits, we would find that there is nothing in the record to indicate that a CPL article 730 examination was warranted. Furthermore, defendant entered into a knowing, voluntary and intelligent guilty plea and was not denied the effective assistance of counsel (see,People v. Doty, 267 A.D.2d 616, 617). Although defendant stated during the plea allocution that he was in a psychiatric facility and was currently taking ritalin, County Court adequately inquired to determine that defendant's ability to understand the proceedings was not impaired (see, id.; People v. Stonis, 246 A.D.2d 911, lv denied 92 N.Y.2d 883). Further, although trial counsel apparently did not advise defendant of the time within which to file a notice of appeal, defendant has not suffered any prejudice as a result of this failure (see, e.g., People v. Swackhammer, 260 A.D.2d 939, 941, lv denied 93 N.Y.2d 1028).
Mercure, J.P., Crew III, Peters and Carpinello, JJ., concur.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.