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People v. Swiderski

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
Jun 9, 2023
189 N.Y.S.3d 366 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)

Opinion

429 KA 21-01241

06-09-2023

The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Alec SWIDERSKI, Defendant-Appellant.

THE LEGAL AID BUREAU OF BUFFALO, INC., BUFFALO (ROBERT L. KEMP OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. JOHN J. FLYNN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, BUFFALO (HARMONY A. HEALY OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.


THE LEGAL AID BUREAU OF BUFFALO, INC., BUFFALO (ROBERT L. KEMP OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

JOHN J. FLYNN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, BUFFALO (HARMONY A. HEALY OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.

PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., LINDLEY, CURRAN, BANNISTER, AND GREENWOOD, JJ.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

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

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of manslaughter in the first degree ( Penal Law § 125.20 [1] ), defendant contends that his waiver of the right to appeal is invalid and that his sentence is unduly harsh and severe. Even assuming, arguendo, that defendant's waiver of the right to appeal is invalid and therefore does not preclude our review of his challenge to the severity of his sentence (see People v. Lopez , 196 A.D.3d 1157, 1157, 147 N.Y.S.3d 918 [4th Dept. 2021], lv denied 37 N.Y.3d 1028, 153 N.Y.S.3d 426, 175 N.E.3d 451 [2021] ), we conclude that the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe.


Summaries of

People v. Swiderski

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
Jun 9, 2023
189 N.Y.S.3d 366 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)
Case details for

People v. Swiderski

Case Details

Full title:The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Alec SWIDERSKI…

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.

Date published: Jun 9, 2023

Citations

189 N.Y.S.3d 366 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)