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People v. Simcox

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Sep 29, 1995
219 A.D.2d 869 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

September 29, 1995

Appeal from the Ontario County Court, Henry, Jr., J.

Present — Pine, J.P., Lawton, Wesley, Callahan and Doerr, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant argues that County Court improperly denied his request for the appointment of an expert pursuant to County Law § 722-c and abused its discretion in denying his request for an adjournment of the trial. By entering a plea of guilty rather than going to trial, defendant forfeited all of his trial rights as well as the right to challenge on appeal any alleged trial errors (see, People v Green, 75 N.Y.2d 902, 904, cert denied 498 U.S. 860). The attempt by defendant to condition his plea upon the preservation of issues that do not otherwise survive a guilty plea is ineffective (see, People v Campbell, 73 N.Y.2d 481, 486; People v Fernandez, 67 N.Y.2d 686, 688; People v Howe, 56 N.Y.2d 622, 624; People v Thomas, 53 N.Y.2d 338; People v Mack, 53 N.Y.2d 803, 806).

Defendant further argues that his suppression motion was improperly denied because the court's failure to authorize the appointment of an expert deprived him of his right to present a defense. At the time the Huntley hearing was held, the court had not decided defendant's request for the appointment of an expert; it had deferred decision until counsel filed an appropriate written request. Defendant did not request that the Huntley hearing be postponed until determination of his request for the appointment of an expert. Thus, defendant failed to preserve his present argument for our review (see, CPL 470.05).


Summaries of

People v. Simcox

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Sep 29, 1995
219 A.D.2d 869 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Simcox

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CARL L. SIMCOX…

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

Date published: Sep 29, 1995

Citations

219 A.D.2d 869 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
631 N.Y.S.2d 956

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