Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Marcellus J. Pierce, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-06-30
Citations: 151 A.D.3d 1964
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Marcellus J. Pierce, Appellant.
Judges: Present — Peradot-to, J.P., Carni, Lindley, Curran and Troutman, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 151
Pages: 1964–1965

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Marcellus J. Pierce, Appellant.
[54 NYS3d 909]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the Erie County Court (Thomas P. Franczyk, J.), rendered September 16, 2014. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted robbery in the third degree and grand larceny in the fourth degree.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convict ing him upon his plea of guilty of attempted robbery in the third degree (Penal Law § 110.00, 160.05) and grand larceny in the fourth degree (§ 155.30 [8]). Contrary to defendant's contention, we conclude that "[t]he plea colloquy and the written waiver of the right to appeal signed [and acknowledged in County Court] by defendant demonstrate that [he] knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waived the right to appeal," including the right to appeal the severity of the sentence (People v Farrara, 145 AD3d 1527, 1527 [2016] [internal quotation marks omitted]; see People v Ramos, 7 NY3d 737, 738 [2006]). Defendant's valid waiver forecloses his challenge to the severity of the sentence (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 255-256 [2006]; cf. People v Maracle, 19 NY3d 925, 928 [2012]).
Present — Peradot-to, J.P., Carni, Lindley, Curran and Troutman, JJ.