People v. Brown

Although defendant has appealed from his judgment of conviction, the only issue he raises relates to the court’s denial of his postjudgment CPL 420.40 motion that sought a financial hardship hearing to defer or vacate the mandatory surcharges and fees that had been imposed at the time of sentence. Although an appeal from a judgment of conviction brings up for review the imposition of fees and surcharges (People v Hernandez, 93 NY2d 261, 268 [1999]), defendant does not challenge the sentencing court’s imposition of these assessments. The order denying the motion was not part of the judgment…