People v. Zelke

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant entered an Alford plea (see, North Carolina v Alford, 400 US 25) to a lesser offense than those crimes charged in the indictment. There is no merit to defendant’s contention that the factual basis for that plea was insufficient (see, People v Alfieri, 201 AD2d 935; People v Myers, 151 AD2d 1002, lv denied 74 NY2d 815). Likewise without merit is the contention that defendant’s sentence is harsh or excessive. It was agreed that the sentence for the class C felony to which defendant pleaded would include a term of imprisonment not to exceed…