PEOPLE v. BROOKS

2019-02964. Ind. No. 3319/18.

192 A.D.3d 1134 (2021)

141 N.Y.S.3d 367

2021 NY Slip Op 01990

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Christopher Brooks, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.

Decided March 31, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Skip Laisure, New York, NY (Kathleen Whooley of counsel), for appellant, and appellant pro se.

Eric Gonzalez , District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY ( Leonard Joblove , and Gamaliel Marrero of counsel; Isaac Belenkiy on the memorandum), for respondent.

Austin, J.P., Duffy, Iannacci and Wooten, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's contention, in his pro se supplemental brief, that his attorney rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to seek the suppression of video evidence is not properly before this Court, since, by pleading guilty, the defendant forfeited appellate review of his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel that did not directly involve the plea negotiation process and sentence (see People v Fields,

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