Opinion
12-23-2016
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Andre JOHNSON, Defendant–Appellant.
The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Buffalo (Robert L. Kemp of Counsel), for defendant-appellant. Michael J. Flaherty, Jr., Acting District Attorney, Buffalo (David A. Heraty of Counsel), for respondent.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (M. William Boller, A.J.), rendered November 25, 2014. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of manslaughter in the first degree.
The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Buffalo (Robert L. Kemp of Counsel), for defendant-appellant.
Michael J. Flaherty, Jr., Acting District Attorney, Buffalo (David A. Heraty of Counsel), for respondent.
MEMORANDUM:
Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20[1] ). Contrary to defendant's contention, the record establishes that he knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived the right to appeal (see generally People v. Lopez, 6 N.Y.3d 248, 256, 811 N.Y.S.2d 623, 844 N.E.2d 1145 ), and that valid waiver forecloses any challenge by defendant to the severity of the sentence (see id. at 255, 811 N.Y.S.2d 623, 844 N.E.2d 1145 ; see generally People v. Lococo, 92 N.Y.2d 825, 827, 677 N.Y.S.2d 57, 699 N.E.2d 416 ; People v. Hidalgo, 91 N.Y.2d 733, 737, 675 N.Y.S.2d 327, 698 N.E.2d 46 ).
It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed. SMITH, J.P., DeJOSEPH, CURRAN, and SCUDDER, JJ., concur.