Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Anthony E. Attea, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-02-16
Citations: 269 A.D.2d 829
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Anthony E. Attea, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 269
Pages: 829–829

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Anthony E. Attea, Appellant.
[703 NYS2d 804]

Opinion:
—Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed and matter remitted to Supreme Court for resentencing in accordance with the following Memorandum: Defendant was illegally sentenced as a second felony offender on the count of felony driving while intoxicated (Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192 [2]; § 1193 [1] [c]). Under Penal Law § 70.06 (1) (a), only a person convicted of a felony defined by the Penal Law may be sentenced as a second felony offender (see, People v Cammarata, 216 AD2d 965; People v Morris, 86 AD2d 763; People v Smith, 58 AD2d 635). Although defendant waived his right to appeal, that waiver does not encompass the right to challenge the legality of a sentence (see, People v Seaberg, 74 NY2d 1, 9). We therefore modify the judgment by vacating the sentence imposed for felony driving while intoxicated, and we remit the matter to Supreme Court for resentencing on that count. (Appeal from Judgment of Supreme Court, Erie County, Wolfgang, J. — Felony Driving While Intoxicated.) Present — Wisner, J. P., Pigott, Jr., Hurlbutt and Balio, JJ.