Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lavon Giles, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-10-23
Citations: 99 A.D.3d 610
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lavon Giles, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 99
Pages: 610–610

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lavon Giles, Appellant.
[952 NYS2d 446]

Opinion:
Defendant made a valid waiver of his right to appeal (see People v Ramos, 7 NY3d 737 [2006]). The court's thorough colloquy with defendant was itself sufficient to establish the validity of the waiver. In addition, the colloquy was supplemented by a written waiver.
As an alternative holding (see People v Callahan, 80 NY2d 273, 285 [1992]), we reject defendant's challenges to the statutes relating to possession of gravity knives (see People v Herbin, 86 AD3d 446, 446-447 [1st Dept 2011], lv denied 17 NY3d 859 [2011]). Concur — Tom, J.P., Andrias, Saxe, DeGrasse and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.