Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jeffrey P. Weisbrod, 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 Jeffrey P. Weisbrod, Appellant.
Judges: Present — Peradotto, J.P., Garni, Lindley, Curran and Trout-man, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 151
Pages: 1964–1964

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jeffrey P. Weisbrod, Appellant.
[54 NYS3d 909]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the Cayuga County Court (Mark H. Fandrich, A.J.), rendered January 7, 2014. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (Penal Law § 170.25). Contrary to defendant's contention, the record establishes that he knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waived the right to appeal (see generally People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256 [2006]), and that valid waiver constitutes a general unrestricted waiver that forecloses any challenge by defendant to the severity of the sentence (see id. at 255-256; People v Hidalgo, 91 NY2d 733, 737 [1998]; cf. People v Maracle, 19 NY3d 925, 928 [2012]).
Present — Peradotto, J.P., Garni, Lindley, Curran and Trout-man, JJ.