People v. Slater

2016 NY Slip Op 6849, 143 A.D.3d 921, 38 N.Y.S.3d 919

Opinion

Appeals by the defendant from (1) a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Forman, J.), rendered September 18, 2014, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, under superseding indictment No. 91/13, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence, and (2) a judgment of the same court, also rendered September 18, 2014, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, under indictment No. 80/12, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgments are affirmed.

The defendant’s challenge to the validity of his pleas of guilty is unpreserved for appellate review (see People v Williams, 27 NY3d 212 [2016]).

By pleading guilty, the defendant forfeited appellate review of his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, which does not directly involve the plea negotiation process (see People v Williams, 129 AD3d 1000, 1000 [2015]).

The sentences imposed were not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).

Rivera, J.R, Leventhal, Maltese and Barros, JJ., concur.