Opinion
2011-10-25
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent,v.Jamell GIBSON, also known as Jermell Gibson, appellant.
Michael G. Paul, New City, N.Y., for appellant.William V. Grady, District Attorney, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Bridget Rahilly Steller of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Hayes, J.), rendered May 6, 2010, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
Where the plea minutes do not indicate that a plea of guilty was negotiated with terms that included restitution, at sentencing the defendant should be “given an opportunity either to withdraw his plea or to accept the enhanced sentence that included both restitution and a prison sentence” ( People v. Ortega, 61 A.D.3d 705, 706, 875 N.Y.S.2d 909; see People v. Kegel, 55 A.D.3d 625, 867 N.Y.S.2d 96; People v. Henderson, 44 A.D.3d 873, 874, 843 N.Y.S.2d 678). Here, although the plea minutes do not indicate that the defendant's plea of guilty was negotiated with terms that included restitution, at sentencing, after being given an opportunity to withdraw his plea, the defendant decided to accept the enhanced sentence that included both restitution and a prison sentence. Accordingly, the defendant waived his contention that his plea of guilty was not knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently entered into because he was not advised of the terms of restitution prior to entering his plea ( see People v. Ahmed, 66 N.Y.2d 307, 311, 496 N.Y.S.2d 984, 487 N.E.2d 894; People v. Faso, 82 A.D.3d 1584, 1585, 919 N.Y.S.2d 420; People v. Lugo, 191 A.D.2d 648, 595 N.Y.S.2d 114).
By pleading guilty, the defendant forfeited his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel to the extent that it does not directly involve the plea bargaining process ( see People v. Petgen, 55 N.Y.2d 529, 535 n. 3, 450 N.Y.S.2d 299, 435 N.E.2d 669; People v. Harris, 79 A.D.3d 1069, 1070–1071, 912 N.Y.S.2d 698; People v. Patel, 74 A.D.3d 1098, 1099, 904 N.Y.S.2d 99). To the extent that the claim can be reviewed on this appeal, the record reveals that the defendant was provided with effective assistance of counsel ( see
People v. Ford, 86 N.Y.2d 397, 404, 633 N.Y.S.2d 270, 657 N.E.2d 265).
Since the defendant pleaded guilty with the understanding that he would receive the prison sentence which was thereafter actually imposed, he has no basis to now complain that the sentence imposed was excessive ( see People v. Gantt, 85 A.D.3d 815, 924 N.Y.S.2d 821; People v. Tate, 84 A.D.3d 1416, 1417, 924 N.Y.S.2d 285; People v. Kazepis, 101 A.D.2d 816, 475 N.Y.S.2d 351).
The defendant's remaining contention is unpreserved for appellate review and, in any event, without merit.
RIVERA, J.P., FLORIO, DICKERSON and LOTT, JJ., concur.