Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Claude Underwood, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-12-23
Citations: 210 A.D.2d 994
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Claude Underwood, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 210
Pages: 994–994

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Claude Underwood, Appellant.
[621 NYS2d 1002]

Opinion:
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The record establishes that defendant made a voluntary, knowing and intelligent waiver of his right to appeal (see, People v Moissett, 76 NY2d 909; People v Saunders, 190 AD2d 1092, 1093, lv denied 81 NY2d 1019). That waiver encompassed the contention of defendant regarding the purported excessiveness of his sentence (see, People v Allen, 82 NY2d 761, 763; People v Griggs, 199 AD2d 1073, lv denied 83 NY2d 853; People v Callens, 199 AD2d 992, lv denied 83 NY2d 869). (Appeal from Judgment of Erie County Court, LaMendola, J.—Manslaughter, 2nd Degree.) Present—Denman, P. J., Balio, Lawton, Callahan and Doerr, JJ.