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People v. Lofton

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Mar 26, 2014
115 A.D.3d 989 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014)

Opinion

2014-03-26

The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Christopher LOFTON, appellant.

Matthew Muraskin, Port Jefferson, N.Y., for appellant. Kathleen M. Rice, District Attorney, Mineola, N.Y. (Cristin N. Connell of counsel), for respondent.



Matthew Muraskin, Port Jefferson, N.Y., for appellant. Kathleen M. Rice, District Attorney, Mineola, N.Y. (Cristin N. Connell of counsel), for respondent.
REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P., PLUMMER E. LOTT, SHERI S. ROMAN, and SYLVIA O. HINDS–RADIX, JJ.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Gulotta, Jr., J.), rendered March 4, 2013, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

Although a claim that a plea of guilty was not voluntary survives a valid waiver of the right to appeal ( see People v. Seaberg, 74 N.Y.2d 1, 10, 543 N.Y.S.2d 968, 541 N.E.2d 1022;People v. Persaud, 109 A.D.3d 626, 626, 970 N.Y.S.2d 324), the defendant's contention that his plea of guilty was not knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently entered is unpreserved for appellate review because he did not move to withdraw his plea of guilty prior to the imposition of sentence ( see People v. Clarke, 93 N.Y.2d 904, 906, 690 N.Y.S.2d 501, 712 N.E.2d 668;People v. Gazader, 51 A.D.3d 1036, 1037, 857 N.Y.S.2d 504). In any event, the defendant's plea of guilty was entered knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently ( see People v. Garcia, 92 N.Y.2d 869, 870, 677 N.Y.S.2d 772, 700 N.E.2d 311;People v. Fiumefreddo, 82 N.Y.2d 536, 543, 605 N.Y.S.2d 671, 626 N.E.2d 646). Contrary to the defendant's contention, the record reflects that he was properly apprised of the prison sentence he was agreeing to as part of the plea agreement ( see People v. Watts, 100 A.D.3d 938, 938, 954 N.Y.S.2d 189;cf. People v. Ruddy, 77 A.D.3d 983, 984, 910 N.Y.S.2d 564).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.


Summaries of

People v. Lofton

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Mar 26, 2014
115 A.D.3d 989 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014)
Case details for

People v. Lofton

Case Details

Full title:The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Christopher LOFTON, appellant.

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

Date published: Mar 26, 2014

Citations

115 A.D.3d 989 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014)
115 A.D.3d 989
2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 2082

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