People v. Farrell

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Franklin County (Main, Jr., J.), rendered August 19, 1996, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of driving while intoxicated.

Defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of driving while intoxicated as a felony and was sentenced to one year in jail and assessed, inter alia, a $2,500 fine. Having completed his jail sentence, defendant takes issue on this appeal solely with the fine imposed as part of his sentence, contending that it is *749harsh and excessive. We disagree. It is axiomatic that the imposition of sentence rests within the…