People v. Caleca

Jun 26, 2000
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Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Rockland ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‍County (Nelson, J.), rendered April 27, 1999, convicting him of promoting gambling in the first degree (three counts) and conspiracy in the ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‍sixth degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

By pleading guilty, the defendant waived his claim ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‍that the evidence submitted to the Grand Jury was not sufficient to support the indictment (see, e.g., People v Dunbar, 53 NY2d 868; People v ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‍Thomas, 74 AD2d 317, affd 53 NY2d 338; People v Cherlea, 265 AD2d 338; People v McKinney, 215 AD2d 407; People v Contestabile, 202 AD2d 442; People v Prentice, 175 AD2d 315; People v ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‍Vulpis, 159 AD2d 530). Bracken, J. P., Joy, McGinity and Feuerstein, JJ., concur.