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People v. Toye

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Aug 2, 1999
264 A.D.2d 401 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

August 2, 1999.

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Minardo, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

"[W]here no larger societal interests or public policy concerns are implicated, an unrestricted waiver of the right to appeal, knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently made, will bar consideration of a future appellate claim despite the fact that, at the time the appeal waiver was exacted, the defendant had not expressly waived every potential claim or available defense" ( People v. Muniz, 91 N.Y.2d 570, 574; People v. Hidalgo, 91 N.Y.2d 733). "[T]rial courts are not required to engage in any particular litany during an allocution in order to obtain a valid guilty plea in which defendant waives a plethora of rights" ( People v. Moissett, 76 N.Y.2d 909, 910-911; People v. Hidalgo, supra, at 737).

As a condition to, and an integral part of the negotiated plea, the defendant expressly withdrew his motions and waived his right to appeal "any portion of this criminal proceeding". He did so on the record during a thorough allocution in which he informed the court that he had arrived at his decision after fully consulting with his attorney, and that he understood the rights he was waiving.

Accordingly, we conclude that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to review of any and all aspects of his conviction ( see, People v. Hidalgo, supra; People v. Allen, 82 N.Y.2d 761; People v. Earnshaw, 262 A.D.2d 579; People v. Sebastian, 197 A.D.2d 647; People v. Gary, 179 A.D.2d 821).

In view of our determination, we do not reach the merits of the defendant's claims.

S. Miller, J. P., O'Brien, Friedmann and Florio, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Toye

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Aug 2, 1999
264 A.D.2d 401 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

People v. Toye

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LIONEL TOYE, Appellant

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

Date published: Aug 2, 1999

Citations

264 A.D.2d 401 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
695 N.Y.S.2d 106

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