People v. Osman

Jun 8, 2017
4209 1448/09
Versions:151 A.D.3d 494
57 N.Y.S.3d 30
2017 NY Slip Op 4559
2017 NY Slip Op 04559
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Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee A. White, J.), rendered November 30, 2010, as amended December 14, 2010, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted rape in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 3 1/2 years, unanimously affirmed.

Since, to the extent defendant‘s comments at sentencing could be construed as a plea withdrawal motion, that motion did not raise any of the issues raised on appeal, defendant‘s challenges to the voluntariness of his plea do not fall within the narrow exception to the preservation requirement (see People v Conceicao, 26 NY3d 375, 381-382 [2015]; People v Peque, 22 NY3d 168, 183 [2013], cert denied 574 US —, 135 S Ct 90 [2014]), and we decline to review these unpreserved claims in the interest of justice. As an alternative holding, we reject them on the merits.

Nothing in the plea allocution record casts doubt on defendant‘s understanding of the rights he was giving up by pleading guilty. Although defendant had a history of mental illness, his competency had been established through proceedings under CPL article 730, and he coherently answered all the court‘s questions about the rights he was waiving.

The court was not required to inquire into the existence of a possible psychiatric or renunciation defense, because “[d]efendant said nothing during the plea colloquy or the sentencing proceeding that negated an element of the crime or raised the possibility of a [psychiatric or renunciation] defense” (People v Pastor, 28 NY3d 1089, 1090-1091 [2016]). Unlike the situation in People v Mox (20 NY3d 936 [2012]), there was nothing in the actual plea allocution that triggered a duty to inquire into an potential psychiatric defense. Defendant‘s cryptic, nonresponsive use of the phrase “state of mind,” immediately followed by an unequivocal declaration that he was “guilty,” did not raise a psychiatric defense, and defendant‘s current assertion that he had a viable renunciation defense is based entirely on information extrinsic to the plea and sentence proceedings.

Defendant‘s unpreserved Peque claim does not warrant any remedy in the interest of justice (see e.g. People v Diakite, 135 AD3d 533 [1st Dept 2016], lv denied 27 NY3d 1131 [2016]).

Finally, neither defendant‘s vague expression of dissatisfaction with his attorney during the plea colloquy, which was not accompanied by an explicit request for new counsel, nor his complaint about counsel at sentencing, which was plainly the product of a misunderstanding about credit for time served, was the type of serious complaint that would trigger the court‘s obligation to make a minimal inquiry (see People v Porto, 16 NY3d 93, 100-101 [2010]). Concur—Friedman, J.P., Gische, Kapnick, Kahn and Gesmer, JJ.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Alice Schlesinger, J.), entered March 29, 2016, which, insofar as appealed from, granted plaintiff‘s motion to strike defendant Chuong Le, M.D.‘s affirmative defense based on lack of personal jurisdiction and denied Le‘s cross motion to dismiss the claims against him, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff seeks damages for alleged medical malpractice in connection with spinal surgery that rendered her paralyzed from the waist down.

Le waived his lack of service defense by failing to timely move to dismiss, as required by CPLR 3211 (e). If Le had never filed an answer, CPLR 3211 (e) would not have been implicated and the failure to serve him would have rendered all subsequent proceedings null and void (see Emigrant Mtge. Co., Inc. v Westervelt, 105 AD3d 896, 897 [2d Dept 2013], lv dismissed 22 NY3d 947 [2013]).

Concur—Friedman, J.P., Gische, Kapnick, Kahn and Gesmer, JJ.

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In the Matter of Chafik Hassane, Petitioner, v Chief Clerk of the New York County Supreme Court, Respondent. [53 NYS3d 537]—The above-named petitioner having presented an application to this Court praying for an order, pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, now, upon reading and filing the papers in said proceeding, and due deliberation having been had thereon, it is unanimously ordered that the application be and the same hereby is denied and the petition dismissed, without costs or disbursements. Concur—Tom, J.P., Sweeny, Andrias, Moskowitz and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.

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Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee A. White, J.), rendered November 30, 2010, as amended December 14, 2010, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted rape in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 3 1/2 years, unanimously affirmed.

Since, to the extent defendant‘s comments at sentencing could be construed as a plea withdrawal motion, that motion did not raise any of the issues raised on appeal, defendant‘s challenges to the voluntariness of his plea do not fall within the narrow exception to the preservation requirement (see People v Conceicao, 26 NY3d 375, 381-382 [2015]; People v Peque, 22 NY3d 168, 183 [2013], cert denied 574 US —, 135 S Ct 90 [2014]), and we decline to review these unpreserved claims in the interest of justice. As an alternative holding, we reject them on the merits.

Nothing in the plea allocution record casts doubt on defendant‘s understanding of the rights he was giving up by pleading guilty. Although defendant had a history of mental illness, his competency had been established through proceedings under CPL article 730, and he coherently answered all the court‘s questions about the rights he was waiving.

The court was not required to inquire into the existence of a possible psychiatric or renunciation defense, because “[d]efendant said nothing during the plea colloquy or the sentencing proceeding that negated an element of the crime or raised the possibility of a [psychiatric or renunciation] defense” (People v Pastor, 28 NY3d 1089, 1090-1091 [2016]). Unlike the situation in People v Mox (20 NY3d 936 [2012]), there was nothing in the actual plea allocution that triggered a duty to inquire into an potential psychiatric defense. Defendant‘s cryptic, nonresponsive use of the phrase “state of mind,” immediately followed by an unequivocal declaration that he was “guilty,” did not raise a psychiatric defense, and defendant‘s current assertion that he had a viable renunciation defense is based entirely on information extrinsic to the plea and sentence proceedings.

Defendant‘s unpreserved Peque claim does not warrant any remedy in the interest of justice (see e.g. People v Diakite, 135 AD3d 533 [1st Dept 2016], lv denied 27 NY3d 1131 [2016]).

Finally, neither defendant‘s vague expression of dissatisfaction with his attorney during the plea colloquy, which was not accompanied by an explicit request for new counsel, nor his complaint about counsel at sentencing, which was plainly the product of a misunderstanding about credit for time served, was the type of serious complaint that would trigger the court‘s obligation to make a minimal inquiry (see People v Porto, 16 NY3d 93, 100-101 [2010]). Concur—Friedman, J.P., Gische, Kapnick, Kahn and Gesmer, JJ.

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Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee A. White, J.), rendered November 30, 2010, as amended December 14, 2010, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted rape in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 3 1/2 years, unanimously affirmed.

Since, to the extent defendant‘s comments at sentencing could be construed as a plea withdrawal motion, that motion did not raise any of the issues raised on appeal, defendant‘s challenges to the voluntariness of his plea do not fall within the narrow exception to the preservation requirement (see People v Conceicao, 26 NY3d 375, 381-382 [2015]; People v Peque, 22 NY3d 168, 183 [2013], cert denied 574 US —, 135 S Ct 90 [2014]), and we decline to review these unpreserved claims in the interest of justice. As an alternative holding, we reject them on the merits.

Nothing in the plea allocution record casts doubt on defendant‘s understanding of the rights he was giving up by pleading guilty. Although defendant had a history of mental illness, his competency had been established through proceedings under CPL article 730, and he coherently answered all the court‘s questions about the rights he was waiving.

The court was not required to inquire into the existence of a possible psychiatric or renunciation defense, because “[d]efendant said nothing during the plea colloquy or the sentencing proceeding that negated an element of the crime or raised the possibility of a [psychiatric or renunciation] defense” (People v Pastor, 28 NY3d 1089, 1090-1091 [2016]). Unlike the situation in People v Mox (20 NY3d 936 [2012]), there was nothing in the actual plea allocution that triggered a duty to inquire into an potential psychiatric defense. Defendant‘s cryptic, nonresponsive use of the phrase “state of mind,” immediately followed by an unequivocal declaration that he was “guilty,” did not raise a psychiatric defense, and defendant‘s current assertion that he had a viable renunciation defense is based entirely on information extrinsic to the plea and sentence proceedings.

Defendant‘s unpreserved Peque claim does not warrant any remedy in the interest of justice (see e.g. People v Diakite, 135 AD3d 533 [1st Dept 2016], lv denied 27 NY3d 1131 [2016]).

Finally, neither defendant‘s vague expression of dissatisfaction with his attorney during the plea colloquy, which was not accompanied by an explicit request for new counsel, nor his complaint about counsel at sentencing, which was plainly the product of a misunderstanding about credit for time served, was the type of serious complaint that would trigger the court‘s obligation to make a minimal inquiry (see People v Porto, 16 NY3d 93, 100-101 [2010]). Concur—Friedman, J.P., Gische, Kapnick, Kahn and Gesmer, JJ.

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Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee A. White, J.), rendered November 30, 2010, as amended December 14, 2010, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted rape in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 3 1/2 years, unanimously affirmed.

Since, to the extent defendant‘s comments at sentencing could be construed as a plea withdrawal motion, that motion did not raise any of the issues raised on appeal, defendant‘s challenges to the voluntariness of his plea do not fall within the narrow exception to the preservation requirement (see People v Conceicao, 26 NY3d 375, 381-382 [2015]; People v Peque, 22 NY3d 168, 183 [2013], cert denied 574 US —, 135 S Ct 90 [2014]), and we decline to review these unpreserved claims in the interest of justice. As an alternative holding, we reject them on the merits.

Nothing in the plea allocution record casts doubt on defendant‘s understanding of the rights he was giving up by pleading guilty. Although defendant had a history of mental illness, his competency had been established through proceedings under CPL article 730, and he coherently answered all the court‘s questions about the rights he was waiving.

The court was not required to inquire into the existence of a possible psychiatric or renunciation defense, because “[d]efendant said nothing during the plea colloquy or the sentencing proceeding that negated an element of the crime or raised the possibility of a [psychiatric or renunciation] defense” (People v Pastor, 28 NY3d 1089, 1090-1091 [2016]). Unlike the situation in People v Mox (20 NY3d 936 [2012]), there was nothing in the actual plea allocution that triggered a duty to inquire into an potential psychiatric defense. Defendant‘s cryptic, nonresponsive use of the phrase “state of mind,” immediately followed by an unequivocal declaration that he was “guilty,” did not raise a psychiatric defense, and defendant‘s current assertion that he had a viable renunciation defense is based entirely on information extrinsic to the plea and sentence proceedings.

Defendant‘s unpreserved Peque claim does not warrant any remedy in the interest of justice (see e.g. People v Diakite, 135 AD3d 533 [1st Dept 2016], lv denied 27 NY3d 1131 [2016]).

Finally, neither defendant‘s vague expression of dissatisfaction with his attorney during the plea colloquy, which was not accompanied by an explicit request for new counsel, nor his complaint about counsel at sentencing, which was plainly the product of a misunderstanding about credit for time served, was the type of serious complaint that would trigger the court‘s obligation to make a minimal inquiry (see People v Porto, 16 NY3d 93, 100-101 [2010]). Concur—Friedman, J.P., Gische, Kapnick, Kahn and Gesmer, JJ.

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In the Matter of Chafik Hassane, Petitioner, v Chief Clerk of the New York County Supreme Court, Respondent. [53 NYS3d 537]—The above-named petitioner having presented an application to this Court praying for an order, pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, now, upon reading and filing the papers in said proceeding, and due deliberation having been had thereon, it is unanimously ordered that the application be and the same hereby is denied and the petition dismissed, without costs or disbursements. Concur—Tom, J.P., Sweeny, Andrias, Moskowitz and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.

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