Opinion
2012-09-27
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Steven M. WARRINER, Appellant.
Richard V. Manning, Parishville, for appellant. Nicole M. Duve, District Attorney, Canton (Jonathan L. Becker of counsel), for respondent.
Richard V. Manning, Parishville, for appellant. Nicole M. Duve, District Attorney, Canton (Jonathan L. Becker of counsel), for respondent.
Before: MERCURE, J.P., ROSE, LAHTINEN, KAVANAGH and GARRY, JJ.
KAVANAGH, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Richards, J.), rendered February 4, 2011, which revoked defendant's probation and imposed a sentence of imprisonment.
Pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree in satisfaction of a superior court information and was sentenced to five years of probation and 90 days in jail. While defendant was serving the probation portion of his sentence, a violation of probation petition was filed against him. County Court issued an arrest warrant and, over a year later, defendant was located at the Onondaga County Jail. Defendant ultimately admitted to violating the terms of his probation by failing to report, failing to complete substance abuse counseling and committing a crime while on probation. In conjunction with his admission, the court sentenced defendant to an agreed-upon prison term of three years plus 1 1/2 years of postrelease supervision, to run concurrently to the term he was serving for his conviction in Onondaga County. Defendant now appeals.
Defendant argues that an updated presentence investigation report should have been obtained and asserts that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Although defendant's challenges are not precluded by his appeal waiver entered in connection with the original conviction ( see People v. Ross, 67 A.D.3d 1130, 1130, 888 N.Y.S.2d 312 [2009];People v. Rowland, 11 A.D.3d 825, 825, 783 N.Y.S.2d 316 [2004] ), based upon the record before us, it appears that defendant failed to preserve the issues now raised by an appropriate motion to withdraw the plea or vacate the judgment ( see People v. Henkel, 37 A.D.3d 873, 873, 828 N.Y.S.2d 710 [2007],lv. denied8 N.Y.3d 985, 838 N.Y.S.2d 488, 869 N.E.2d 664 [2007];People v. Bullis, 23 A.D.3d 835, 836, 804 N.Y.S.2d 125 [2005],lv. denied6 N.Y.3d 774, 811 N.Y.S.2d 341, 844 N.E.2d 796 [2006] ). Nor did defendant make a request for an updated presentence investigation report or raise an objection at sentencing ( see People v. Miller, 90 A.D.3d 1416, 1417, 935 N.Y.S.2d 230 [2011],lv. denied18 N.Y.3d 960, 944 N.Y.S.2d 489, 967 N.E.2d 714 [2012];People v. Ruff, 50 A.D.3d 1167, 1168, 854 N.Y.S.2d 787 [2008] ). Finally, as to his claim that his sentence is harsh and excessive, defendant has not cited any extraordinary circumstances or an abuse of County Court's discretion that would warrant a reduction of the sentence ( see People v. Miller, 90 A.D.3d at 1417, 935 N.Y.S.2d 230;People v. Peterson, 7 A.D.3d 882, 882, 776 N.Y.S.2d 376 [2004] ).
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.