THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK RESPONDENT v. APPEAL NO (2015)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

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

Memorandum:  In appeal No. 1, defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of, inter alia, felony driving while intoxicated (Vehicle and Traffic Law §§ 1192[3];  1193[1][c][ii] ).   He was originally sentenced to a term of incarceration, but Supreme Court thereafter granted that part of defendant's motion pursuant to CPL article 440 to set aside the sentence.   The court resentenced him to six months' incarceration, which by that time had been served, and a term of probation of five years.   In appeal No. 2, defendant appeals from a judgment revoking that probation and imposing a sentence of incarceration.

Defendant failed to preserve for our review his contention in appeal No. 1 that he was deprived of counsel of his choice at sentencing, inasmuch as “defendant did not voice any objection to his attorney's application to be relieved as defense counsel” (People v. Tineo, 64 N.Y.2d 531, 536;  see People v. Sims, 105 AD3d 415, 416, lv denied 21 NY3d 1009), and we decline to exercise our power to review that contention as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (see Sims, 105 AD3d at 416).   His contentions with respect to the original sentence were rendered moot by the order setting aside that sentence and resentencing defendant (see generally People v. Clayton, 38 AD3d 1131, 1131–1132, lv denied 9 NY3d 841).

We reject defendant's contention in appeal No. 2 that the sentence imposed upon the revocation of his probation is unduly harsh and severe.

Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court