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People v. DarbyPeople v. Darby

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Apr 14, 2003
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Appeal by the defendant from an amended judgment of the County Court, Putnam ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‍County (Miller, J.), rendered May 9, 2002, revoking a sentence of probation previously imposed by the same court (Braatz, J.), upon her admission that she violated ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‍a condition thereof, and imposing a sentence of imprisonment upon her previous conviction of driving while intoxicated.

Ordered that the amended judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s claim of ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‍ineffective assistance of counsel is *673without merit (see People v Benevento, 91 NY2d 708 [1998]). In addition, the defendant’s admission to the violation of probation was knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‍made (see People v Harris, 61 NY2d 9 [1983]).

Since the defendant has completed the sentence imposed, the issue of whether that sentence was excessive has been rendered academic (see People ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‍v Waddy, 240 AD2d 521 [1997]). Santucci, J.P., Krausman, McGinity, Schmidt and Crane, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Darby
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date Published: Apr 14, 2003
Citations: 304 A.D.2d 672; 757 N.Y.S.2d 486
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.
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