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PEOPLE of the State of New York, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Robert SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.
Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05[3] ) and felony driving while intoxicated (Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192[3]; § 1193[1][c] [i] ). Defendant contends that County Court erred in denying his motion to withdraw his plea based on the alleged factual insufficiency of the plea allocution. We reject that contention. The record establishes that defendant agreed to the accuracy of the facts set forth in the police officer's report, and there is no requirement that a defendant personally recite the facts underlying the crimes to which he or she is pleading guilty (see People v. Kinch, 237 A.D.2d 830, 655 N.Y.S.2d 191, lv. denied 90 N.Y.2d 860, 661 N.Y.S.2d 186, 683 N.E.2d 1060). Defendant failed to preserve for our review his further contention that he did not receive the bargained-for sentence (see People v. Haas, 229 A.D.2d 733, 734, 645 N.Y.S.2d 617, lv. denied 88 N.Y.2d 1021, 651 N.Y.S.2d 20, 673 N.E.2d 1247). We have considered defendant's remaining contention and conclude that it is without merit.
It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.
MEMORANDUM:
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Decided: December 22, 2006
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
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