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People v. Mcelrath

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 3, 1997
241 A.D.2d 932 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

July 3, 1997

Present — Lawton, J. P., Callahan, Doerr, Balio and Boehm, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that his waiver of indictment was ineffective because, at the time he waived indictment, he had not been held for action of a Grand Jury as required by CPL 195.10 (1) (a). From our review of the plea proceedings, we conclude that defendant was held for action of a Grand Jury and, thus, the matter was properly before County Court (see, People v. Chad S., 237 A.D.2d 986; People v McCarthy, 186 A.D.2d 1067, lv denied 81 N.Y.2d 843).

Defendant further contends that the court erred in ordering him to pay restitution without conducting a hearing (see, Penal Law § 60.27). We disagree. The record establishes that defendant agreed to the amount of restitution during the plea colloquy. The record further establishes that neither defendant nor defense counsel objected to the amount of restitution directed at sentencing and that the court had before it the pre-sentence report that detailed the victim's loss. Under those circumstances, the court properly determined the amount of restitution without conducting a hearing (see, Penal Law § 60.27, [2]; cf., People v. Consalvo, 89 N.Y.2d 140, 144-146). We likewise reject the contention of defendant that the court erred in directing him to pay both restitution and the mandatory surcharge (see, Penal Law § 60.35; People v. Wilcox, 234 A.D.2d 1007, lv denied 89 N.Y.2d 989; People v. Burks, 195 A.D.2d 1014, 1015, lv denied 82 N.Y.2d 804).

We have reviewed defendant's remaining contentions and conclude that they are without merit. (Appeal from Judgment of Erie County Court, Rogowski, J. — Petit Larceny.)


Summaries of

People v. Mcelrath

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 3, 1997
241 A.D.2d 932 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

People v. Mcelrath

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. THOMAS MCELRATH…

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

Date published: Jul 3, 1997

Citations

241 A.D.2d 932 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
661 N.Y.S.2d 361

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