People v Melendez-Smith
2009 NY Slip Op 07865 [66 AD3d 1042]
October 27, 2009
Appellate Division, Second Department
As corrected through Wednesday, December 9, 2009


The People of the State of New York,Respondent,
v
Theresa Melendez-Smith, Appellant.

[*1]Laveman & Calvao, LLP, Plainview, N.Y. (Jennifer E. Calvao of counsel), forappellant.

Thomas J. Spota, District Attorney, Riverhead, N.Y. (Michael Blakey of counsel), forrespondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (R. Doyle,J.), rendered October 3, 2008, convicting her of grand larceny in the second degree, upon herplea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that she was denied the effective assistance of counsel is notsupported by the record (see People v Brown, 45 NY2d 852, 853-854 [1978]; Peoplev Harris, 109 AD2d 351, 360 [1985]). Since the defendant's claim is based on affirmationsand other matter dehors the main record, it is not properly before this Court on direct appeal(see People v Brown, 45 NY2d at 853-854; People v Johnson, 64 AD3d 792, 793[2009]; People v Mendoza, 298 AD2d 532 [2002]; cf. CPL 440.10 [1]; 440.20[1]; People v Osinoiki, 182 AD2d 781 [1992]; People v Harris, 109 AD2d at360). Insofar as we are able to review the claim, the record demonstrates that the defendant wasafforded meaningful representation (see People v Ford, 86 NY2d 397, 404 [1995]).

Furthermore, since the defendant pleaded guilty with the express understanding that if shefailed to pay restitution on or before sentencing, the sentencing court would impose the enhancedsentence of which she now complains, she has no basis now to complain that her sentence wasexcessive (see People v Billups, 63 AD3d 750 [2009]; People v Kazepis, 101AD2d 816, 817 [1984]). Rivera, J.P., Miller, Balkin, Leventhal and Hall, JJ., concur.


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