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People v. West

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Mar 26, 1992
181 A.D.2d 945 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

Opinion

March 26, 1992

Appeal from the County Court of Chemung County (Castellino, J.).


Defendant was indicted for promoting prison contraband in the first degree. He pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree. He was sentenced as a second felony offender to a prison term of 1 1/2 to 3 years.

On this appeal, defendant challenges the procedure by which he was found guilty as a second felony offender. The sentencing minutes indicate that the statutory procedure for determining whether a defendant is a second felony offender (CPL 400.21) was followed. A second felony information was filed. After being asked whether he wished to controvert the alleged predicate felony conviction, defendant, through his counsel, admitted the validity of the predicate felony conviction, indicated that it was being appealed but the grounds thereof were unknown to him, waived his rights to a hearing and elected to go forward with the sentencing.

Defendant now contends that his statements regarding the appeal of the predicate felony conviction sufficiently raised the question of the unconstitutionality of his prior conviction. We disagree. The record indicates otherwise. Defendant, who was represented by counsel, declined the opportunity for a hearing, thus obviating a need for it (CPL 400.21). Before a court is required to hold a hearing, a defendant must allege and prove facts with reasonable specificity that the felony conviction was unconstitutionally obtained. No such showing was made here. Defendant was properly sentenced as a second felony offender (see, People v Collins, 100 A.D.2d 691).

Weiss, P.J., Yesawich Jr. and Levine, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

People v. West

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Mar 26, 1992
181 A.D.2d 945 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
Case details for

People v. West

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MILES WEST, Appellant

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

Date published: Mar 26, 1992

Citations

181 A.D.2d 945 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
581 N.Y.S.2d 469

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