
    The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Nakia Morse, Appellant.
    [39 NYS3d 836]
   Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Forman, J.), rendered June 23, 2015, convicting him of robbery in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the People’s contention, the defendant, who argued at sentencing that he should be afforded youthful offender treatment, did not waive or fail to preserve for appellate review his argument that he should have been afforded such treatment (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v David S., 78 AD3d 1205 [2010]; People v Gomez, 60 AD3d 782, 783 [2009]; People v Murray, 57 AD3d 921 [2008]). However, contrary to the defendant’s contention, the County Court providently exercised its discretion in denying the defendant youthful offender treatment (see CPL 720.20 [1]; People v Bae, 137 AD3d 804 [2016]; People v Jones, 118 AD3d 912, 914 [2014]).

The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).

Rivera, J.P., Dickerson, Maltese and Connolly, JJ., concur.  