Opinion
Decided and Entered: July 5, 2001.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Franklin County (Main Jr., J.), rendered May 1, 2000, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of burglary in the third degree.
Theresa M. Suozzi, Albany, for appellant.
Andrew G. Schrader, District Attorney, Malone, for respondent.
Before: Cardona, P.J., Mercure, Spain, Carpinello and, Lahtinen, JJ.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
In satisfaction of a four-count indictment and other pending charges, defendant pleaded guilty to burglary in the third degree. Although the People recommended a sentence of 2¼ to 4½ years in prison, defendant was sentenced as a second felony offender to a prison term of 3 to 6 years. Defendant appeals.
Defendant was advised during the plea colloquy that County Court was not bound by the sentencing recommendation of the People (see, People v. Hope, 274 A.D.2d 673, lv denied 95 N.Y.2d 890; People v. Moore, 270 A.D.2d 715, lv denied 95 N.Y.2d 800). We are unpersuaded by defendant's contention that the court failed to consider all relevant factors prior to imposing sentence. A review of the record reveals a lengthy discourse by the court wherein defendant's age, substance abuse problems and extensive criminal history were noted. Under the circumstances and given the fact that defendant was on probation at the time that this crime was committed, we are not persuaded that the sentence imposed was harsh and excessive (see, id.).
Cardona, P.J., Mercure, Spain, Carpinello and Lahtinen, JJ., concur.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.