Opinion
2013-01-31
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jose E. YOUNG, Appellant.
R. Graham McNamara, Glenville, for appellant. Kevin C. Kortright, District Attorney, Fort Edward (Katherine G. Henley of counsel), for respondent.
R. Graham McNamara, Glenville, for appellant. Kevin C. Kortright, District Attorney, Fort Edward (Katherine G. Henley of counsel), for respondent.
Before: PETERS, P.J., LAHTINEN, GARRY and EGAN JR., JJ.
EGAN JR., J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Washington County (McKeighan, J.), rendered March 18, 2011, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree.
Defendant was charged in a single-count indictment with promoting prison contraband in the first degree and, pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, thereafter pleaded guilty to attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree, a class E felony ( seePenal Law §§ 110.00, 110.05, 205.25 [2] ). As it was unclear whether defendant would qualify as a second felony offender, the parties agreed that defendant would be sentenced as a first time felony offender to a prison term of 1 to 3 years. County Court imposed the agreed-upon sentence and defendant now appeals.
Defendant's sole contention on appeal is that his plea was not knowing, intelligent and voluntary because County Court failed to advise him that there was no mandatory minimum sentence for a first time felony offender convicted of a class D or class E felony ( seePenal Law § 70.00 [4] ). However, the record reveals—and defendant acknowledges—that he failed to preserve this issue for appellate review by moving to withdraw his plea or vacate the judgment of conviction ( cf. People v. Campbell, 66 A.D.3d 1059, 1060, 886 N.Y.S.2d 242 [2009];People v. Kopy, 54 A.D.3d 441, 441, 862 N.Y.S.2d 651 [2008] ). Further, as there is nothing in the record to suggest that County Court was inclined to impose a lesser sentence ( compare People v. Charles, 67 A.D.3d 698, 699, 888 N.Y.S.2d 157 [2009],lv. dismissed13 N.Y.3d 906, 895 N.Y.S.2d 320, 922 N.E.2d 909 [2009];People v. Rodriguez, 276 A.D.2d 368, 369, 714 N.Y.S.2d 275 [2000] ), we decline defendant's request to take corrective action as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice. Accordingly, the judgment of conviction is affirmed.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.