People v. Griffin

• Decision Date: 29 May 2014
• Citation: 2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 03882,117 A.D.3d 1339,986 N.Y.S.2d 683
• Parties: The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Harvey J. GRIFFIN Jr., Appellant.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

117 A.D.3d 1339

986 N.Y.S.2d 683

2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 03882

The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent,

v.Harvey J. GRIFFIN Jr., Appellant.

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

May 29, 2014.

Albert F. Lawrence, Greenfield Center, for appellant.

Mary E. Rain, District Attorney, Canton (Patricia C. Campbell of counsel), for respondent.

Before: PETERS, P.J., LAHTINEN, McCARTHY, GARRY and DEVINE, JJ.

McCARTHY, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Richards, J.), rendered July 9, 2012, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated.

Defendant waived indictment and agreed to be prosecuted by a superior court information charging him with aggravated driving while intoxicated. Thereafter, pursuant to a negotiated agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to that charge and waived his right to appeal. County Court, consistent with the plea agreement, sentenced defendant, as relevant here, to a prison term of 1 to 4 years, to be served consecutively to his current term of incarceration, followed by a three-year conditional discharge with ignition interlock conditions. Defendant appeals.

We affirm. While defendant's challenge to the voluntariness of his plea survives his uncontested waiver of the right to appeal, the issue is not preserved for our review because the record fails to indicate that he moved to withdraw his plea ( see People v. Smith, 112 A.D.3d 1232, 1232–1233, 976 N.Y.S.2d 747 [2013];People v. Osgood, 111 A.D.3d 1029, 1030, 974 N.Y.S.2d 662 [2013],lv. denied22 N.Y.3d 1089, 981 N.Y.S.2d 675, 4 N.E.3d 977 [2014] ). The exception to the preservation requirement is inapplicable as he made no statements during the colloquy that raised questions about his guilt or the voluntariness of his plea ( see People v. Brabham, 112 A.D.3d 1066, 1067, 976 N.Y.S.2d 621 [2013];People v. Bressard, 112 A.D.3d 988, 988–989, 976 N.Y.S.2d 302 [2013],lv. denied22 N.Y.3d 1137, 983 N.Y.S.2d 495, 6 N.E.3d 614 [2014] ). In any event, the record demonstrates that, in conjunction with his plea agreement, defendant was aware of the requirement that he be subject to an ignition interlock condition, which is only effectuated through either the imposition of a period of probation or conditional discharge ( seeVehicle and Traffic Law § 1193[1][c][iii]; People v. Brainard, 111 A.D.3d 1162, 1163–1164, 975 N.Y.S.2d 498 [2013] ). Finally, defendant's valid waiver of appeal precludes him from arguing that the agreed-upon sentence is harsh and excessive ( see People v. Dyckman, 114 A.D.3d 994, 995, 979 N.Y.S.2d 872 [2014];...