State of New York
Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Third Judicial Department
Decided and Entered: April 30, 2015 106300
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK,
Respondent,
v MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DUSTIN R. HUMMEL,
Appellant.
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Calendar Date: March 27, 2015
Before: Garry, J.P., Egan Jr., Lynch and Clark, JJ.
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John R. Trice, Elmira, for appellant.
John M. Muehl, District Attorney, Cooperstown (Michael F.
Getman of counsel), for respondent.
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Clark, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Otsego County
(Burns, J.), rendered June 14, 2013, convicting defendant upon
his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled
substance in the third degree.
In satisfaction of a two-count indictment, defendant
pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance in the
third degree and purportedly waived his right to appeal. The
plea agreement contemplated that defendant would be sentenced, as
a second felony offender, to 4½ years in prison to be followed by
two years of postrelease supervision. County Court imposed that
sentence, and defendant now appeals.
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We affirm. Defendant's contention that the motion practice
and discovery efforts of defense counsel amounted to ineffective
assistance was "forfeited by his guilty plea, as a defendant who
enters a plea and admits guilt 'may not later seek review of
claims relating to the deprivation of rights that took place
before the plea was entered'" (People v Trombley, 91 AD3d 1197,
1201 [2012], lv denied 21 NY3d 914 [2013], quoting People v
Hansen, 95 NY2d 227, 230 [2000]). Defendant further asserts that
he was improperly sentenced as a second felony offender, inasmuch
as he was deprived of the opportunity to contest the allegations
contained in the prior felony information as required by CPL
400.21 (3). This claim is unpreserved for our review given
defendant's failure to object at sentencing (see People v House,
119 AD3d 1289, 1290 [2014]; People v Morse, 111 AD3d 1161, 1161
[2013], lv denied 23 NY3d 1040 [2014]). In any event, because a
second felony offender statement was filed by the People and
defendant was well aware that he would be sentenced as a second
felony offender when he entered his guilty plea, we find that
there was substantial compliance with CPL 400.21 (see People v
Bouyea, 64 NY2d 1140, 1142 [1985]; People v Chrysler, 260 AD2d
945, 945-946 [1999]; People v Mann, 258 AD2d 738, 739 [1999], lv
denied 93 NY2d 900 [1999]).
Garry, J.P., Egan Jr. and Lynch, JJ., concur.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
ENTER:
Robert D. Mayberger
Clerk of the Court