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People v. Bebenista (Romualdo)

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 29, 2008
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 51130 (N.Y. App. Term 2008)

Opinion

2006-1824 N CR.

Decided May 29, 2008.

Appeal from judgments of the District Court of Nassau County, First District (Francis Ricigliano, J.), rendered September 27, 2006. The judgments convicted defendant, upon his pleas of guilty, of two counts of driving while intoxicated, speeding, failing to produce proof of insurance, driving in violation of the terms of a conditional license, and unsafe lane change.

Judgments of conviction affirmed.

PRESENT: RUDOLPH, P.J., TANENBAUM and MOLIA, JJ.


Because the sentences of probation were part of defendant's negotiated plea agreement, he cannot now complain that the sentences were excessive and that he should, instead, have been sentenced to a conditional discharge ( People v Domin , 13 AD3d 391 , 392; People v Miller , 1 AD3d 613 , 614; People v Kazepis, 101 AD2d 816, 817). Moreover, there is no indication that the court below relied on any "materially untrue assumptions or misinformation" in imposing sentences of probation ( People v Metellus , 46 AD3d 578 , 579, citing People v Naranjo, 89 NY2d 1047, 1049) nor did defendant below, when the opportunity presented, specify any deficiencies or inaccuracies in the presentence report, aside from a general reference to the report's account of defendant's "physical status" ( e.g. People v Poggiali , 19 Misc 3d 134 [A], 2008 NY Slip Op 50694[U] [App Term, 9th 10th Jud Dists 2008] [noting that although the probation report "was provided to defense counsel prior to (the imposition of) sentence . . . defendant did not challenge either the factual information set forth in the report or the (sentencing) recommendation"]).

With respect to his claim that he did not receive the effective assistance of counsel, defendant failed to preserve the issue for appellate review by moving to withdraw his plea on those grounds ( People v Wynn , 40 AD3d 893 ; People v Catts , 26 AD3d 341 ), and insofar as the claims involve matters dehors the record, they cannot be reviewed on appeal ( People v Thompson , 28 AD3d 498 ).

We have considered defendant's remaining claims and find them unpreserved ( People v Green, 54 NY2d 878, 880; People v Pertillar , 37 AD3d 740) or without merit.

Rudolph, P.J., Tanenbaum and Molia, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Bebenista (Romualdo)

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 29, 2008
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 51130 (N.Y. App. Term 2008)
Case details for

People v. Bebenista (Romualdo)

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ROMUALDO BEBENISTA…

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

Date published: May 29, 2008

Citations

2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 51130 (N.Y. App. Term 2008)