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People v. Brown

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 8, 1998
252 A.D.2d 976 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

July 8, 1998

Appeal from Judgment of Jefferson County Court, Clary, J. — Criminal Possession Controlled Substance, 5th Degree.

Present — Denman, P.J., Pine, Hayes, Pigott, Jr., and Balio, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant failed to move to withdraw his plea or vacate the judgment of conviction, and thus the issue of the voluntariness of the plea is not preserved for appellate review ( see, People v. Lopez, 71 N.Y.2d 662, 665-666; People v. Johnson, 251 A.D.2d 996; People v. Perez, 228 A.D.2d 821, 822-823, lv denied 88 N.Y.2d 968). We reject the contention of defendant that County Court failed to follow the procedures of CPL 400.21 in sentencing him as a second felony offender. The record supports the People's contention that a second felony offender statement was filed. In any event, even if the People failed to file the statement, the error is harmless in light of the fact that defendant was provided reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard ( see, People v. Bouyea, 64 N.Y.2d 1140, 1142).


Summaries of

People v. Brown

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 8, 1998
252 A.D.2d 976 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

People v. Brown

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RAYMOND BROWN…

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

Date published: Jul 8, 1998

Citations

252 A.D.2d 976 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
674 N.Y.S.2d 597