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People v. Holder

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Mar 18, 1993
191 A.D.2d 910 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

March 18, 1993

Appeal from the County Court of Montgomery County (Aison, J.).


Defendant contends that he did not effectively waive his right to appeal his sentence and that his sentence of 1 1/3 to 4 years' imprisonment is harsh and excessive. We find that defendant's waiver of his right to appeal was knowing and voluntary. Such a waiver includes a waiver of the right to challenge the sentence imposed particularly where, as here, the particular sentence to be imposed is set forth on the record as part of the plea agreement (see, People v. Burk, 181 A.D.2d 74, 81, lv denied 80 N.Y.2d 927; People v. Colantonio, 144 A.D.2d 730, lv denied 73 N.Y.2d 890; see also, People v. Dews, 169 A.D.2d 886, lv denied 77 N.Y.2d 905). Were we to consider the merits, we would find that there is no reason to disturb the sentence imposed by County Court given that defendant pleaded guilty to a class E felony knowing that he would receive the sentence imposed as a part of a negotiated plea after having initially been charged with commission of a class B felony (see, People v. Mackey, 136 A.D.2d 780, lv denied 71 N.Y.2d 899).

Weiss, P.J., Mikoll, Mercure, Mahoney and Casey, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

People v. Holder

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Mar 18, 1993
191 A.D.2d 910 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

People v. Holder

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. BRIAN D. HOLDER…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Mar 18, 1993

Citations

191 A.D.2d 910 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
595 N.Y.S.2d 337

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