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The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas PEREZ, Defendant-Appellant. New York State Police, Movant-Respondent. (Appeal No. 1.)
On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon a plea of guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree (Penal Law § 220.21 [former (1) ] ), defendant contends that County Court erred in refusing to suppress the drugs seized from his vehicle because he was illegally detained longer than was necessary for a traffic stop (see generally People v. Banks, 85 N.Y.2d 558, 562, 626 N.Y.S.2d 986, 650 N.E.2d 833, cert. denied 516 U.S. 868, 116 S.Ct. 187, 133 L.Ed.2d 124). Although defendant initially raised that contention prior to the suppression hearing, the court limited the suppression hearing solely to the issue of the legality of the stop of defendant's vehicle, and addressed only that issue in its suppression ruling. Defendant did not again raise his contention concerning the length of the detainment and thus is deemed to have abandoned that contention (see generally People v. Graves, 85 N.Y.2d 1024, 1027, 630 N.Y.S.2d 972, 654 N.E.2d 1220; People v. Rodriguez, 47 A.D.3d 406, 407, 850 N.Y.S.2d 26, lv. denied 10 N.Y.3d 770, 854 N.Y.S.2d 332, 883 N.E.2d 1267). We note in addition that, because defendant abandoned that contention, he forfeited it by pleading guilty. It is well settled that a guilty plea will “effect a forfeiture of the right to revive certain claims made prior to the plea” (People v. Hansen, 95 N.Y.2d 227, 230, 715 N.Y.S.2d 369, 738 N.E.2d 773), and the exception pursuant to CPL 710.70(2) concerning orders denying motions to suppress evidence is not applicable here because the court never addressed the contention now raised on appeal.
Defendant failed to preserve for our review his further contention that the court failed to comply with the procedure set forth in People v. Castillo, 80 N.Y.2d 578, 586, 592 N.Y.S.2d 945, 607 N.E.2d 1050, cert. denied 507 U.S. 1033, 113 S.Ct. 1854, 123 L.Ed.2d 477 in determining that part of his omnibus motion seeking disclosure of the search warrant application, which included the identity of the confidential informant (see CPL 470.05[2] ). In any event, “defendant did not provide a factual record sufficient to enable us to review his contention” (People v. Dixon, 37 A.D.3d 1124, 1124, 829 N.Y.S.2d 342, lv. denied 10 N.Y.3d 764, 854 N.Y.S.2d 325, 883 N.E.2d 1260; see generally People v. Kinchen, 60 N.Y.2d 772, 773-774, 469 N.Y.S.2d 680, 457 N.E.2d 786). Finally, the contention of defendant that the court erred in granting the motion of the New York State Police to quash the judicial subpoena requesting the records concerning the K-9 unit that searched the exterior of defendant's vehicle does not survive his plea of guilty (see generally People v. Sampson, 134 A.D.2d 706, 521 N.Y.S.2d 350, affd. 73 N.Y.2d 908, 539 N.Y.S.2d 288, 536 N.E.2d 617; People v. Hall, 291 A.D.2d 143, 146, 738 N.Y.S.2d 782, lv. denied 98 N.Y.2d 651, 745 N.Y.S.2d 510, 772 N.E.2d 613).
It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal from the judgment insofar as it imposed sentence is unanimously dismissed (see People v. Haywood, 203 A.D.2d 966, 612 N.Y.S.2d 1016, lv. denied 83 N.Y.2d 967, 616 N.Y.S.2d 20, 639 N.E.2d 760) and the judgment is affirmed.
MEMORANDUM:
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Decided: June 06, 2008
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
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