People v. Williams

We affirm. Initially, defendant’s claim that the indictment should be dismissed based upon the People’s failure to honor his request to appear before the grand jury was waived by his guilty plea (see People v Johnson, 97 AD3d 990, 991 [2012]; People v Chappelle, 250 AD2d 878, 878-879 [1998], lv denied 92 NY2d 894 [1998]; People v Empey, 242 AD2d 839, 839 [1997], lv denied 91 NY2d 834 [1997]). Further, inasmuch as the record before us does not indicate that defendant moved to withdraw his plea or vacate the judgment of conviction, his challenge to the voluntariness of his plea has not been…