Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lavon Turrentine, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2013-06-14
Citations: 107 A.D.3d 1569
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lavon Turrentine, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 107
Pages: 1569–1570

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lavon Turrentine, Appellant.
[966 NYS2d 716]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (M. William Boiler, A.J.), rendered July 15, 2011. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of vehicular manslaughter 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 vehicular manslaughter in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.12 [1]). 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 forecloses any challenge by defendant to the severity of the sentence (see id. at 255; see generally People v Lococo, 92 NY2d 825, 827 [1998]; People v Hidalgo, 91 NY2d 733, 737 [1998]). Present — Scudder, P.J., Peradotto, Lindley, Sconiers and Whalen, JJ.