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The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Robert R. SIOLESKI, appellant.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Dolan, J.), rendered May 30, 2003, convicting him of assault in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. Upon the appeal from the judgment, the duration of an order of protection issued at the time of sentencing will be reviewed as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (see CPL 470.15[6][a] ).
ORDERED that upon the appeal from the judgment so much of the order of protection as directed that it remain in effect until May 26, 2030, is vacated, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, the judgment is affirmed, and the matter is remitted to the County Court, Dutchess County, for a new determination of the duration of the order of protection.
The defendant contends that his plea of guilty was not knowing and intelligent because the County Court failed to inquire into possible intoxication and insanity defenses. This contention is unpreserved for appellate review, since the defendant did not move either to withdraw his plea of guilty or vacate the judgment of conviction (see People v. Lopez, 71 N.Y.2d 662, 665, 529 N.Y.S.2d 465, 525 N.E.2d 5; People v. Claudio, 64 N.Y.2d 858, 487 N.Y.S.2d 318, 476 N.E.2d 644; People v. Gaines, 11 A.D.3d 478, 782 N.Y.S.2d 378; People v. Martin, 7 A.D.3d 640, 641, 776 N.Y.S.2d 499). Furthermore, the narrow exception to the preservation rule, as set forth in People v. Lopez, supra at 666, 529 N.Y.S.2d 465, 525 N.E.2d 5, is inapplicable here since there is nothing in the allocution which would cast significant doubt on the defendant's guilt, or otherwise call into question the voluntariness of his plea (see People v. Richardson, 13 A.D.3d 561, 787 N.Y.S.2d 373, lv. denied 4 N.Y.3d 890, 798 N.Y.S.2d 735, 831 N.E.2d 980; People v. Martin, supra; People v. Harrell, 288 A.D.2d 489, 735 N.Y.S.2d 392). In any event, the record demonstrates that the defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered his guilty plea, and there is no suggestion that the plea was improvident or baseless (see People v. Leo, 255 A.D.2d 458, 459, 680 N.Y.S.2d 859; People v. Menard, 187 A.D.2d 458, 459, 589 N.Y.S.2d 525; People v. DeGraff, 186 A.D.2d 752, 753, 589 N.Y.S.2d 795).
The defendant's contention that the duration of the final order of protection failed to take into account his jail-time credit is unpreserved for appellate review. The defendant did not raise this issue at sentencing or move to amend the final order of protection on this ground (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v. Nieves, 2 N.Y.3d 310, 316-318, 778 N.Y.S.2d 751, 811 N.E.2d 13). However, we reach this issue in the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction (see CPL 470.15[6][a]; People v. Johnson, 16 A.D.3d 521, 790 N.Y.S.2d 719). As the People correctly concede, the County Court's determination as to the duration of the order of protection issued at sentencing pursuant to CPL 530.13(4) should have taken into account the defendant's jail-time credit (see People v. Pettiford, 1 A.D.3d 466, 766 N.Y.S.2d 888; People v. Serrano, 309 A.D.2d 822, 823, 765 N.Y.S.2d 662; People v. Smith, 308 A.D.2d 604, 764 N.Y.S.2d 873; People v. Nieves, supra ). Accordingly, we remit the matter to the County Court, Dutchess County, for a new determination of the duration of the order of protection, taking into account the defendant's jail-time credit.
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review (see People v. Marin, 157 A.D.2d 804, 805, 550 N.Y.S.2d 407) or involve matter dehors the record (see People v. Aguirre, 304 A.D.2d 771, 757 N.Y.S.2d 776).
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Decided: August 15, 2005
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
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