People v. Bond

Aug 7, 2013
Reporters:
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Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.

When the Supreme Court explained the defendant‘s waiver of his ‍‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‍right to appeal to him, it improperly conflated the right to appeal with the rights automatically forfeited by a guilty plea. Accordingly, the waiver of the right ‍‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‍to appeal was invalid (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256-257 [2006]; People v Curras, 105 AD3d 973 [2013]). However, the sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v ‍‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‍Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]). Eng, P.J., Skelos, Roman, Cohen and Hinds-Radix, JJ., concur.