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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GEORGE SWANTON, Appellant.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that his plea allocution was factually insufficient to establish the crime of robbery in the first degree because the court failed to inquire whether he actually possessed a dangerous instrument at the time of the crime ( see Penal Law § 160.15; People v. Pena, 50 NY2d 400, cert denied 449 US 1087). Having failed either to move to withdraw his plea on this ground before the imposition of sentence or to vacate the judgment pursuant to CPL 440.10, the defendant has not preserved for appellate review the issue of the sufficiency of the plea allocution ( see CPL 470.05; People v. Lopez, 71 NY2d 662, 665; People v. Pellegrino, 60 NY2d 636; People v. Watson, 19 AD3d 518; People v. Gaines, 11 AD3d 478; People v. Sandson, 6 AD3d 632). Furthermore, the exception to the preservation requirement set forth in People v. Lopez ( supra) does not apply since there was nothing in the defendant's factual recitation that would negate an essential element of robbery in the first degree or cast significant doubt on the defendant's guilt ( see People v. Sandson, supra; People v. Harrell, 288 AD2d 489). In any event, the plea was knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently made ( see People v. Lopez, supra at 666).

The defendant's waiver of his right to appeal precludes review of his claim that the sentence imposed was excessive ( see People v. Lopez, 6 NY3d 248; People v. Callahan, 80 NY2d 273; People v. Seaberg, 74 NY2d 1).

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PEOPLE v. SWANTON
(Mar 14, 2006)