People v Moffett
2011 NY Slip Op 09457 [90 AD3d 1560]
December 23, 2011
Appellate Division, Fourth Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, February 1, 2012


The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Taheed M. Moffett, Also Known as Taheed Moffett, Also Known as T. Moffett, Appellant.

[*1] Gary A. Horton, Public Defender, Batavia (Bridget L. Field of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Lawrence Friedman, District Attorney, Batavia (David E. Gann of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal from a judgment of the Genesee County Court (Robert C. Noonan, J.), rendered May 11, 2010. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Penal Law § 220.06 [1]). "Defendant failed to preserve for our review his contention that County Court erred in failing to advise him of his right to a hearing concerning his alleged violations of the plea agreement prior to imposing an enhanced sentence" (People v Gibson, 52 AD3d 1227, 1227 [2008]; see also People v Sprague, 82 AD3d 1649 [2011], lv denied 17 NY3d 801 [2011]; People v Perry, 252 AD2d 990 [1998], lv denied 92 NY2d 929 [1998]). In any event, that contention is without merit. Pursuant to the plea agreement, in order to receive the promised sentence, defendant was required to comply with a curfew, to appear as required by the probation officer preparing the presentence report and to remain arrest free. Defendant admitted that he had been rearrested and violated his curfew (see People v Valencia, 3 NY3d 714, 715-716 [2004]; People v Laskowski, 46 AD3d 1383 [2007]), and he did not contest the remaining accusations concerning violations of the sentencing conditions. Consequently, we conclude that defendant was not entitled to a hearing before the court enhanced his sentence (see generally People v Figgins, 87 NY2d 840 [1995]).

The sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. Present—Smith, J.P., Fahey, Carni, Sconiers and Gorski, JJ.