Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Nicandri, J.), rendered March 31, 2003, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of rape in the second degree (two counts) and sexual abuse in the first degree.
Defendant was arrested for allegedly having sexual contact with two females, 11 and 13 years old. In satisfaction of a
Initially, we note that “defendant’s challenge to the factual sufficiency of the plea allocution is precluded by [his] waiver of the right to appeal” (People v Kelly,
Regarding defendant’s further contention that the plea was not voluntarily entered, that claim is unpreserved due to his failure to make a motion to withdraw the plea or vacate the judgment of conviction (see People v Russo,
Furthermore, defendant’s claim that his plea was not knowing or voluntary because he was assessed as a risk level III sex offender, after allegedly being promised a level I risk assessment in exchange for his guilty plea, is not supported by the record. A promise as to defendant’s assessment level was not part of the
Defendant also challenges County Court’s denial of his request for youthful offender status. However, defendant’s waiver of his right to appeal included the forfeiture of any argument that he should have been adjudicated a youthful offender (see People v Baker,
Next, to the extent that defendant’s allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel is related to his claim challenging the voluntary nature of his plea, it would survive his waiver of the right to appeal (see People v Cabezas,
Finally, defendant’s challenge to the severity of his sentence is barred by his voluntary waiver of his right to appeal and we find no basis on this record to conclude that said waiver should not be honored (see People v Clow,
Peters, Mugglin, Rose and Kane, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
