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People v. Johnson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 14, 1985
107 A.D.2d 713 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

Opinion

January 14, 1985

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Egitto, J.).


Judgment affirmed.

Defendant did not raise his objections to the sufficiency of his plea allocution to the court of first instance. Therefore, defendant has failed, as a matter of law, to preserve his claim for appellate review (see People v. Pellegrino, 60 N.Y.2d 636; People v. Warren, 47 N.Y.2d 740).

In any event, we find that defendant's allocution established the requisite elements of sexual abuse in the first degree. Even assuming, arguendo, that the factual recitation was somewhat incomplete, defendant's plea is not deficient as it appears from the record that the court made sufficient inquiry and that defendant knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently pleaded guilty (see People v. Harris, 61 N.Y.2d 9; People v. Santiago, 100 A.D.2d 857). As defendant was represented by competent counsel, made no effort to withdraw his plea, and does not protest his innocence, reversal in the interest of justice is not warranted.

We reject defendant's contention that the mandatory sentencing provisions for second violent felony offenders of section 70.04 Penal of the Penal Law violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, either on the face of the statute or as applied to defendant (see Rummel v. Estelle, 445 U.S. 263; People v. Kepple, 98 A.D.2d 783; People v. Caver, 74 A.D.2d 852; People v. Velasquez, 107 A.D.2d 726). Moreover, the sentence imposed upon defendant was the result of plea negotiations and reflects the serious nature of his crime and his extensive criminal record. Under these circumstances, the sentencing court did not abuse its discretion by imposing a sentence of 3 1/2 to 7 years (see People v. Kazepis, 101 A.D.2d 816; People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80). Mollen, P.J., Bracken, O'Connor and Niehoff, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Johnson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 14, 1985
107 A.D.2d 713 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)
Case details for

People v. Johnson

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JAMES JOHNSON…

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

Date published: Jan 14, 1985

Citations

107 A.D.2d 713 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

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