Opinion
2019–06460 Ind. No. 10022/15
02-10-2021
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Gregory RODRIGUEZ, appellant.
Janet E. Sabel, New York, N.Y. (Simon Greenberg of counsel), for appellant. Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Morgan J. Dennehy of counsel; Robert Ho on the memorandum), for respondent.
Janet E. Sabel, New York, N.Y. (Simon Greenberg of counsel), for appellant.
Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Morgan J. Dennehy of counsel; Robert Ho on the memorandum), for respondent.
WILLIAM F. MASTRO, A.P.J., ROBERT J. MILLER, COLLEEN D. DUFFY, HECTOR D. LASALLE, PAUL WOOTEN, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (William Miller, J., at plea; Matthew Sciarrino, J., at sentence), rendered May 13, 2019, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review an order of protection issued at the time of sentencing.
ORDERED that upon the appeal from the judgment, the order of protection is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the Supreme Court erred in issuing an order of protection at the time of his sentencing because the court failed to "state on the record the reasons for issuing ... [the] order of protection" ( CPL 530.13[4] ; see People v. Moncrieft, 168 A.D.3d 982, 985–986, 92 N.Y.S.3d 335 ). The defendant's contention is unpreserved for appellate review, since he did not raise this issue at the sentencing proceeding or move to amend the final order of protection (see CPL 470.05[2] ; People v. Nieves, 2 N.Y.3d 310, 316–317, 778 N.Y.S.2d 751, 811 N.E.2d 13 ; People v. Elgut, 164 A.D.3d 1360, 1361, 83 N.Y.S.3d 330 ; People v. Ramos, 164 A.D.3d 922, 923, 82 N.Y.S.3d 103 ). Under the circumstances, we decline to review this issue in the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction (see People v. Daniel A., 183 A.D.3d 909, 909–910, 124 N.Y.S.3d 365 ; People v. Flores, 178 A.D.3d 726, 726, 111 N.Y.S.3d 242 ; People v. Elgut, 164 A.D.3d at 1361, 83 N.Y.S.3d 330 ; People v. Seeley, 162 A.D.3d 799, 799, 74 N.Y.S.3d 867 ; People v. Appiarius, 160 A.D.3d 889, 73 N.Y.S.3d 899 ; People v. Powell, 158 A.D.3d 824, 824, 68 N.Y.S.3d 922 ; People v. Perry, 156 A.D.3d 654, 654, 64 N.Y.S.3d 570 ). "[T]he better practice—and best use of judicial resources—is for a defendant ... to request relief from the issuing court in the first instance, resorting to the appellate courts only if necessary" ( People v. Nieves, 2 N.Y.3d at 317, 778 N.Y.S.2d 751, 811 N.E.2d 13 ).
MASTRO, A.P.J., MILLER, DUFFY, LASALLE and WOOTEN, JJ., concur.