People v. Colon

• Decision Date: 30 May 2013
• Citation: 966 N.Y.S.2d 269,106 A.D.3d 1367,2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 03873
• Parties: The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Timothy COLON, Appellant.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

106 A.D.3d 1367
966 N.Y.S.2d 269
2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 03873

The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent,
v.
Timothy COLON, Appellant.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York.

May 30, 2013.

[966 N.Y.S.2d 270]

Henry C. Meier, Delmar, for appellant.

Robert M. Carney, District Attorney, Schenectady (Gerald A. Dwyer of counsel), for respondent.

Before: ROSE, J.P., LAHTINEN, SPAIN and GARRY, JJ.

LAHTINEN, J.

[106 A.D.3d 1367]Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Giardino, J.), rendered October 7, 2010, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

[106 A.D.3d 1368]Defendant pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and waived his right to appeal. Pursuant to the plea agreement, he was sentenced as a second felony offender to an aggregate prison term of nine years, to be followed by five years of postrelease supervision. He now appeals.

We affirm. The record contains no indication that defendant moved to withdraw his plea or to vacate the judgment of conviction and, accordingly, his contention that his plea was coerced is unpreserved for our review ( see People v. Morelli, 46 A.D.3d 1215, 1216, 847 N.Y.S.2d 789 [2007],lv. denied10 N.Y.3d 814, 857 N.Y.S.2d 47, 886 N.E.2d 812 [2008];People v. Lambe, 282 A.D.2d 776, 777, 722 N.Y.S.2d 437 [2001] ). County Court did not, in any event, engage in coercive conduct by advising defendant of the evidence against him, the uncertainty inherent in proceeding to trial, and his sentencing exposure under the indictment ( see id.).

To the extent that defendant's further claim that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel implicates the voluntary nature of his guilty plea and survives his valid appeal waiver, it is similarly unpreserved absent any indication that he made an appropriate postallocution motion ( see People v. Walton, 101 A.D.3d 1489, 1490, 956 N.Y.S.2d 705 [2012],lv. denied

[966 N.Y.S.2d 271]

20 N.Y.3d 1105, 965 N.Y.S.2d 801, 988 N.E.2d 539 [2013];People v. Aitken, 101 A.D.3d 1383, 1384, 955 N.Y.S.2d 534 [2012] ). We would, regardless, determine from the record before us that defendant received meaningful representation.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

ROSE, J.P., SPAIN and GARRY, JJ., concur.