Opinion
14920.
Decided and Entered: June 3, 2004.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Saratoga County (Scarano Jr., J.), rendered March 13, 2003, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted burglary in the third degree.
Paul J. Connolly, Delmar, for appellant.
James A. Murphy III, District Attorney, Ballston Spa (Nicholas E. Tishler of counsel), for respondent.
Before: Mercure, J.P., Peters, Carpinello, Mugglin and Rose, JJ.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Defendant waived indictment and pleaded guilty to attempted burglary in the third degree as charged in a superior court information. In exchange for his plea, defendant was to be sentenced to no more than 1 to 3 years in prison. In addition, he executed a comprehensive written waiver of the right to appeal. After reviewing the presentence investigation report, County Court sentenced defendant to 1 to 3 years in prison, with the recommendation that he be allowed to participate in the shock incarceration program. He now appeals.
Defendant contends that the written waiver of the right to appeal is wholly defective because it included issues that are not subject to waiver, such as the legality of the sentence. We find this contention unpersuasive. This Court has held that while a broad waiver is ineffective as to those issues which are legally unwaivable, the remainder of such a waiver is valid and enforceable with respect to other issues encompassed thereby (see People v. Umber, 2 A.D.3d 1051, 1052, lv denied ___ N.Y.3d ___ [Mar. 15, 2004]; People v. Cridelle, 283 A.D.2d 775, 775). We find no reason, as urged by defendant, to reconsider our holding in People v. Umber (supra). Notably, defendant does not challenge the legality of the sentence, but rather its severity. The record reveals that the plea and waiver were entered knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently. Consequently, defendant is precluded by the waiver from now asserting that the sentence is harsh and excessive (see People v. Shaw, 309 A.D.2d 1074, lv denied 1 N.Y.3d 601; People v. Echandy, 306 A.D.2d 693, 694, lv denied 100 N.Y.2d 620).
Mercure, J.P., Peters, Carpinello, Mugglin and Rose, JJ., concur.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.