People v Norelius
2016 NY Slip Op 04242 [140 AD3d 799]
June 1, 2016
Appellate Division, Second Department
As corrected through Wednesday, August 3, 2016


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 The People of the State of New York,Respondent,
v
Gerard Norelius, Appellant.

Robert C. Mitchell, Riverhead, NY (Felice B. Milani of counsel), for appellant.

Thomas J. Spota, District Attorney, Riverhead, NY (Karla Lato of counsel), forrespondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County(Lozito, J.), rendered August 16, 2012, convicting him of driving while ability impairedby the combined influence of drugs or of alcohol and any drug or drugs in violation ofVehicle and Traffic Law § 1192 (4-a), upon his plea of guilty, and imposingsentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that the subject mandatory surcharges and fee imposed atsentencing should be waived is unpreserved for appellate review (see People vRuz, 70 NY2d 942, 943 [1988]; People v Francis, 82 AD3d 1263 [2011]; People v Ziolkowski, 9 AD3d915 [2004]) and, in any event, without merit (see CPL 420.35 [2]; People v Jones, 26 NY3d730 [2016]; People vBones, 52 AD3d 522, 523 [2008]; People v Domin, 13 AD3d 391, 392 [2004]; People v Owens, 10 AD3d619 [2004]). Rivera, J.P., Austin, Roman and Cohen, JJ., concur.


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