People v. Howard

Jan 2, 2015
Reporters:
,
Before:
Centra

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (Penal Law § 265.03 [3]) and criminal sale of a firearm in the second degree (§ 265.12 [2]). We agree ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍with defendant that the waiver of the right to appeal does not encompass his challenge to the severity of the sentence. During the plea colloquy, Supreme Court advised him that he was waiving his right to appeal from the conviction only and failed to make any reference to the effect that the ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍waiver would have on any challenge to the severity of his sentence (see People v Maracle, 19 NY3d 925, 928 [2012]; People v Peterson, 111 AD3d 1412, 1412 [2013]). Nevertheless, we conclude that the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe.

As the People correctly concede, the presentence report has not been redacted as the ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍court ordered at sentencing, and therefore it must be redacted to correct the oversight (see generally People v Abuhamra, 107 AD3d 1630, 1631-1632 [2013], lv denied 22 NY3d 1038 [2013]).