PEOPLE v. VALDIVIA

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's claim that his plea of guilty was not entered into knowingly and intelligently because the court did not inquire as to whether he understood English is unpreserved for appellate review (see, People v Espinal, 176 A.D.2d 417). In any event, the record demonstrates that the defendant understood the significance and effect of his plea and that he knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entered a plea of guilty (see, People v Williams, 189 A.D.2d 910; People v Espinal, supra).

We have examined the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be without merit. Bracken, J.P., Balletta, Eiber, O'Brien and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.