Opinion
03-27-2015
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Daniel SIERRA, Defendant–Appellant.
Timothy P. Donaher, Public Defender, Rochester (David R. Juergens of Counsel), for Defendant–Appellant. Sandra Doorley, District Attorney, Rochester (Leah R. Mervine of Counsel), for Respondent.
Timothy P. Donaher, Public Defender, Rochester (David R. Juergens of Counsel), for Defendant–Appellant.
Sandra Doorley, District Attorney, Rochester (Leah R. Mervine of Counsel), for Respondent.
Opinion
MEMORANDUM:Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of felony aggravated driving while intoxicated (Vehicle and Traffic Law §§ 1192[2–a][a] ; 1193[1][c][ii] ). Contrary to defendant's contention, County Court properly sentenced him pursuant to Penal Law § 60.21 to a five-year period of probation to run consecutively to his indeterminate term of imprisonment (see Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1193[1][c] [iii] ; People v. Segatol–Islami, 121 A.D.3d 1575, 1577, 993 N.Y.S.2d 421 ; People v. O'Brien, 111 A.D.3d 1028, 1029, 975 N.Y.S.2d 219 ). “Inasmuch as the plain language of the statutes requires a sentencing court to impose a period of probation or conditional discharge in addition to any fine or term of imprisonment for convictions pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192, the Legislature clearly intended this type of cumulative sentence for felony driving while intoxicated convictions” (People v. Brainard, 111 A.D.3d 1162, 1164, 975 N.Y.S.2d 498 ).
It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
CENTRA, J.P., PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, and DeJOSEPH, JJ., concur.