Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas Riley, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-09-30
Citations: 264 A.D.2d 689
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas Riley, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 264
Pages: 689–689

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas Riley, Appellant.
[695 NYS2d 354]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court," Bronx County (Daniel FitzGerald, J., at Wade hearing; Edward Davidowitz, J., at plea and sentence), rendered March 7, 1997, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to a term of 11 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
Since nothing in defendant's plea allocution cast doubt on his guilt, the court had no obligation to conduct a sua sponte inquiry into allegedly exculpatory statements made by defendant at sentencing (see, People v Negron, 222 AD2d 327, lv denied 88 NY2d 882).
Review of defendant's remaining contentions, including review in the interest of justice, is foreclosed by his valid waiver of the right to appeal (People v Seaberg, 74 NY2d 1, 9-10). Concur — Williams, J. P., Tom, Lerner, Rubin and Saxe, JJ.