Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas M. Culkin, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2016-07-01
Citations: 141 A.D.3d 1114
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas M. Culkin, Appellant.
Judges: Present — Peradotto, J.P., Carni, Curran, Troutman and Scudder, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 141
Pages: 1114–1114

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas M. Culkin, Appellant.
[33 NYS3d 796]

Opinion:
— Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Deborah A. Haendiges, J.), rendered February 14, 2013. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted burglary in the second degree (three counts), forgery in the second degree and grand larceny in the third 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, inter alia, three counts of attempted burglary in the second degree (Penal Law § 110.00, 140.25 [2]), defendant contends that the waiver of the right to appeal is not valid and challenges the severity of the sentence. Although the record establishes that defendant knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waived the right to appeal (see generally People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256 [2006]), we conclude that the valid waiver of the right to appeal does not encompass defendant's challenge to the sentence inasmuch as Supreme Court failed to advise defendant "that he was also waiving his right to appeal any issue concerning the severity of the sentence" (People v Peterson, 111 AD3d 1412, 1412 [2013]). Nevertheless, on the merits, we conclude that the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe.
Present — Peradotto, J.P., Carni, Curran, Troutman and Scudder, JJ.