Opinion
06-01-2016
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Gerard NORELIUS, appellant.
Robert C. Mitchell, Riverhead, N.Y. (Felice B. Milani of counsel), for appellant. Thomas J. Spota, District Attorney, Riverhead, N.Y. (Karla Lato of counsel), for respondent.
Robert C. Mitchell, Riverhead, N.Y. (Felice B. Milani of counsel), for appellant.
Thomas J. Spota, District Attorney, Riverhead, N.Y. (Karla Lato of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Lozito, J.), rendered August 16, 2012, convicting him of driving while ability impaired by the combined influence of drugs or of alcohol and any drug or drugs in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192(4–a), upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the subject mandatory surcharges and fee imposed at sentencing should be waived is unpreserved for appellate review (see People v. Ruz, 70 N.Y.2d 942, 943, 524 N.Y.S.2d 668, 519 N.E.2d 614 ; People v. Francis, 82 A.D.3d 1263, 919 N.Y.S.2d 394 ; People v. Ziolkowski, 9 A.D.3d 915, 779 N.Y.S.2d 708 ) and, in any event, without merit (see CPL 420.35[2] ; People v. Jones, 26 N.Y.3d 730, 27 N.Y.S.3d 431, 47 N.E.3d 710 ; People v. Bones, 52 A.D.3d 522, 523, 860 N.Y.S.2d 124 ; People v. Domin, 13 A.D.3d 391, 392, 785 N.Y.S.2d 531 ; People v. Owens, 10 A.D.3d 619, 781 N.Y.S.2d 454 ).
RIVERA, J.P., AUSTIN, ROMAN and COHEN, JJ., concur.