People v Markel

People v Markel 2010 NY Slip Op 05128 [74 AD3d 1815] June 11, 2010 Appellate Division, Fourth Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. As corrected through Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Anthony Markel, Appellant.

—[*1] David J. Farrugia, Public Defender, Lockport (Mary-Jean Bowman of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Michael J. Violante, District Attorney, Lockport (Thomas H. Brandt of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal from a judgment of the Niagara County Court (Matthew J. Murphy, III, J.), rendered April 9, 2009. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of rape in the first degree and attempted robbery in the first degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed (see People v Lococo, 92 NY2d 825, 827 [1998]). Present—Smith, J.P., Fahey, Carni, Green and Gorski, JJ.