People v. Rodriguez

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael A. Corriero, J.), rendered November 20, 2007, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty of criminal sexual act in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 3 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s challenge to the voluntariness of his plea is unpreserved (see People v Lopez, 71 NY2d 662 [1988]), and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. As an alternative holding, we also reject it on the merits. The plea was knowing, intelligent and voluntary, and there was nothing in the allocution that cast doubt on…