Opinion
97 KA 19-01822
02-11-2021
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. MICHAEL MAZAIKA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
KATHLEEN E. CASEY, BARKER, FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. CAROLINE A. WOJTASZEK, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LOCKPORT (LAURA T. JORDAN OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
PRESENT:
KATHLEEN E. CASEY, BARKER, FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
CAROLINE A. WOJTASZEK, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LOCKPORT (LAURA T. JORDAN OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Niagara County (Richard C. Kloch, Sr., A.J.), rendered August 14, 2019. The judgment convicted defendant upon a plea of guilty of criminal sexual act in the second degree.
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 sexual act in the second degree (Penal Law § 130.45 [1]). We agree with defendant that his purported waiver of the right to appeal is invalid (see People v Thomas, 34 NY3d 545, 565-566 [2019], cert denied— US —, 140 S Ct 2634 [2020]). Nevertheless, we conclude that the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe.
Entered: February 11, 2021
Mark W. Bennett
Clerk of the Court