People v. Johnson

Decision Date11 May 2010
Citation899 N.Y.S.2d 875,73 A.D.3d 951
PartiesThe PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Carl JOHNSON, appellant.
CourtNew York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

Ariana J. Antonelli, New Windsor, N.Y., for appellant.

Francis D. Phillips II, District Attorney, Goshen, N.Y. (Elizabeth L. Guinup and Andrew R. Kass of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (DeRosa, J.), rendered January 11, 2007, convicting him of assault in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes review of his challenge to the factual adequacy of his plea allocution ( see People v. Chavez, 71 A.D.3d 781, 895 N.Y.S.2d 736; People v. Rufa, 57 A.D.3d 697, 868 N.Y.S.2d 535).

To the extent that the defendant contends that his plea was not knowing or voluntary, his claim is unpreserved for appellate review since he failed to move to withdraw his plea ( see CPL 470.05[2]; People v. Toxey, 86 N.Y.2d 725, 631 N.Y.S.2d 119, 655 N.E.2d 160; People v. Broadwater, 69 A.D.3d 643, 892 N.Y.S.2d 514; People v. Elcine, 43 A.D.3d 1176, 843 N.Y.S.2d 343). The narrow exception to the preservation rule, which arises when the defendant's plea recitation of the facts underlying the crime casts significant doubt on the defendant's guilt ( see People v. Lopez, 71 N.Y.2d 662, 529 N.Y.S.2d 465, 525 N.E.2d 5), is inapplicable in this case. In any event, any alleged defects in the factual allocution do not constitute grounds for setting aside the plea since "there is no suggestion that the plea of guilty was improvident or baseless" ( People v. Guerrero, 307 A.D.2d 935, 936, 762 N.Y.S.2d 888 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see People v. Winbush, 199 A.D.2d 447, 448, 605 N.Y.S.2d 385).

RIVERA, J.P., FLORIO, MILLER, CHAMBERS and ROMAN, JJ., concur.

To continue reading

Request your trial
5 cases
  • People v. Elting
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • June 7, 2017
    ...v. Sanchez, 122 A.D.3d 646, 646, 994 N.Y.S.2d 427 ; People v. McKenzie, 98 A.D.3d 749, 750, 950 N.Y.S.2d 177 ; People v. Johnson, 73 A.D.3d 951, 951, 899 N.Y.S.2d 875 ). In any event, the record establishes that the plea was entered into knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently (see People......
  • People v. Jabbour
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • May 11, 2010
  • People v. Brown
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • November 3, 2010
    ...with respect to the count of the indictment charging him with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree ( see People v. Johnson, 73 A.D.3d 951, 899 N.Y.S.2d 875; People v. Chavez, 71 A.D.3d 781, 895 N.Y.S.2d 736; People v. Rufa, 57 A.D.3d 697, 868 N.Y.S.2d 535). To the extent that......
  • People v. Sanchez, 2013-03965
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • November 5, 2014
    ...4 N.Y.3d 780, 781, 793 N.Y.S.2d 826, 826 N.E.2d 797 ; People v. McKenzie, 98 A.D.3d 749, 750, 950 N.Y.S.2d 177 ; People v. Johnson, 73 A.D.3d 951, 899 N.Y.S.2d 875 ; People v. Winbush, 199 A.D.2d 447, 448, 605 N.Y.S.2d 385 ). Furthermore, because the defendant pleaded guilty to a lesser cri......
  • Request a trial to view additional results

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT