People v. HannifordPeople v. Hanniford
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Putnam County (James T. Rooney, J.), rendered June 14, 2017, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review an order of protection issued at the time of sentencing.
ORDERED that upon the appeal from the judgment, the order of protection issued at the time of sentencing is vacated, on the law; and it is further,
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
The record demonstrates that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see People v Sanders, 25 NY3d 337, 339-342; People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256-257; see generally People v Brown, 122 AD3d 133, 145-146). The defendant‘s valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes appellate review of his challenge to the County Court‘s suppression determination (see People v Kemp, 94 NY2d 831, 833; People v King, 169 AD3d 1060, 1060; People v Jessamy, 137 AD3d 1056, 1056).
The defendant‘s contentions concerning the validity of the order of protection issued over his objection at the time of sentencing survive his appeal waiver (see People v May, 138 AD3d 1146, 1147; People v Kumar, 127 AD3d 882, 883; People v Sabo, 117 AD3d 1089). As the defendant correctly contends, the County Court had no authority to issue an order of protection in favor of individuals who were neither victims of the crime nor witnesses to the crime to which the defendant pleaded guilty (see
CHAMBERS, J.P., COHEN, DUFFY and IANNACCI, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Aprilanne Agostino
Clerk of the Court