Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Luis Alvarez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2010-05-06
Citations: 73 A.D.3d 1229
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Luis Alvarez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 73
Pages: 1229–1229

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Luis Alvarez, Appellant.
[899 NYS2d 679]

Opinion:
Cardona, P.J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Herrick, J.), rendered March 10, 2008, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.
In satisfaction of a three-count indictment, defendant pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree. Pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, defendant waived his right to appeal and was sentenced to two years in prison followed by one year of post-release supervision.
Defendant's challenge to the voluntariness of his plea, which survives his appeal waiver, is not preserved for our review absent a motion to withdraw the plea or vacate the judgment of conviction (see People v Scitz, 67 AD3d 1251 [2009]). Furthermore, inasmuch as a review of the plea colloquy does not "clearly cast[ ] significant doubt upon . . . defendant's guilt or otherwise call[ ] into question the voluntariness of the plea," we are unpersuaded by defendant's contention that the narrow exception to the preservation doctrine applies (People v Lopez, 71 NY2d 662, 666 [1988]; see People v Wilson, 16 AD3d 781, 781 [2005]).
Mercure, Spain, Kavanagh and Garry, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.