People v. Veloz (Edward)

Opinion

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

against

Edward Veloz, Defendant-Appellant.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County (Steven J. Hornstein, J.), rendered July 29, 2016, convicting him, upon a plea of guilty, of aggravated driving while intoxicated per se, and sentencing him, inter alia, to a fine of $1,000.

Per Curiam.

Judgment of conviction (Steven J. Hornstein, J.), rendered July 29, 2016, affirmed.

We are unpersuaded that the bargained-for sentence imposed upon defendant's conviction for aggravated driving while intoxicated per se (see Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192[2-a][a]), including the payment of a $1,000 fine, was unduly harsh or severe, and find no extraordinary circumstances warranting a reduction of the sentence in the interest of justice (see People v Fair, 33 AD3d 558 [2006], lv denied 8 NY3d 945 [2007]). The defendant was sentenced in accordance with his bargained-for plea and should not now "be heard to complain that he received what he bargained for" (id. at 558, quoting People v Chambers, 123 AD2d 270, 270 [1986]).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.

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Decision Date: April 11, 2019