People v. Frempong

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Roger S. Hayes, J.), rendered October 31, 2005, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of insurance fraud in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of five years’ probation with 100 hours of community service and $8,000 in restitution, unanimously affirmed.

Since defendant did not move to withdraw his guilty plea, and since this case does not come within the narrow exception to the preservation requirement (see People v Lopez, 71 NY2d 662 [1988]), his challenge to the validity of the plea is unpreserved and we decline to review it in…