Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Willie Martin, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-01-02
Citations: 124 A.D.3d 1395
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Willie Martin, Appellant.
Judges: Present — Scudder, P.J., Centra, Carni and Sconiers, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 124
Pages: 1395–1396

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Willie Martin, Appellant.
[997 NYS2d 890]—

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Christopher J. Burns, J.), rendered October 22, 2012. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted robbery in the second 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 attempted robbery in the second degree (Penal Law § 110.00, 160.10 [2] [b]), defendant contends that the waiver of the right to appeal is invalid and challenges the severity of the sentence. Although defendant knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waived the right to appeal (see generally People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256 [2006]), we nevertheless agree with defendant that the waiver does not preclude his challenge to the severity of the sentence. "While it is evident that defendant waived [his] right to appeal [his] conviction, there is no indication in the record that defendant waived the right to appeal the harshness of [his] sentence" (People v Maracle, 19 NY3d 925, 928 [2012]; see People v Peterson, 111 AD3d 1412, 1412 [2013]). On the merits, we conclude that the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe.
Present — Scudder, P.J., Centra, Carni and Sconiers, JJ.