Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jeffery Williams, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-12-22
Citations: 156 A.D.3d 1433
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jeffery Williams, Appellant.
Judges: Present—Smith, J.P., Carni, Lindley, Curran and Troutman, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 156
Pages: 1433–1433

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jeffery Williams, Appellant.
[65 NYS3d 887]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Deborah A. Haendiges, J.), rendered December 15, 2015. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of assault in the first degree.
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 assault in the first degree (Penal Law § 120.10 [1]), defendant contends that he did not validly waive his right to appeal and thus that he is not precluded from challenging the severity of his sentence because, inter alia, the consideration for his plea was "illusory." Contrary to defendant's contention, the record establishes that he knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see generally People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256 [2006]), and that valid waiver forecloses any challenge by defendant to the severity of the sentence (see id. at 255; see generally People v Lococo, 92 NY2d 825, 827 [1998]; People v Hidalgo, 91 NY2d 733, 737 [1998]).
Present—Smith, J.P., Carni, Lindley, Curran and Troutman, JJ.