Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ralph Ben Cotto, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2018-01-04
Citations: 157 A.D.3d 441
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ralph Ben Cotto, Appellant.
Judges: Concur— Renwick, J.P., Manzanet-Daniels, Gische, Kahn and Singh, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 157
Pages: 441–442

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ralph Ben Cotto, Appellant.
[66 NYS3d 134]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward J. McLaughlin, J.), rendered February 2, 2016, convicting defendant, upon his pleas of guilty, of two counts of operating as a major trafficker, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 12V2 years, unanimously affirmed. Purported appeal from orders, same court and Justice, entered on or about September 28, 2015, to the extent they denied in part defendant's omnibus motions, unanimously dismissed, as subsumed in the appeal from the judgment.
Defendant's challenge to the validity of his guilty plea is unpreserved (see People v Conceicao, 26 NY3d 375, 381 [2015]), and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. As an alternative holding, we find that defendant knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily pleaded guilty, after fully waiving his rights under Boykin v Alabama (395 US 238 [1969]).
To the extent the limited record permits review, it establishes the geographic jurisdiction of New York State and County (see People v Carvajal, 6 NY3d 305 [2005]; People v Kassebaum, 264 AD2d 664, 666 [1st Dept 1999], affd 95 NY2d 611 [2001], cert denied 532 US 1069 [2001]).
Defendant's guilty plea forecloses appellate review of the legal sufficiency of the evidence presented to the grand jury (see People v Kazmarick, 52 NY2d 322, 326 [1981]).
Concur— Renwick, J.P., Manzanet-Daniels, Gische, Kahn and Singh, JJ.