| People v Gardner |
| 2018 NY Slip Op 04917 [162 AD3d 1758] |
| June 29, 2018 |
| Appellate Division, Fourth Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| The People of the State of New York,
Respondent, v Timothy Gardner, Appellant. |
Linda M. Campbell, Syracuse, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Fitzpatrick, District Attorney, Syracuse (James P. Maxwell of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal from a judgment of the Onondaga County Court (Thomas J. Miller, J.), rendered October 14, 2016. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted criminal sexual act in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child.
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 attempted criminal sexual act in the first degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00,
130.50 [1]), sexual abuse in the first degree (§ 130.65 [1]), and endangering the
welfare of a child (§ 260.10 [1]). We affirm. Although defendant's contention that
County Court failed to apprehend the extent of its sentencing discretion survives his waiver of
the right to appeal and does not require preservation for our review (see People v Dunham, 83 AD3d
1423, 1424-1425 [4th Dept 2011], lv denied 17 NY3d 794 [2011]), we conclude that
defendant's contention lacks merit (see id.). The sentence imposed, a
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