Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Hao Chen, Also Known as Chen Hao, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-12-03
Citations: 256 A.D.2d 57
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Hao Chen, Also Known as Chen Hao, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 256
Pages: 57–58

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Hao Chen, Also Known as Chen Hao, Appellant.
[682 NYS2d 29]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Carruthers, J.), rendered May 22, 1997, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 7 to 14 years, unanimously affirmed.
The totality of the record of the plea proceedings establishes that defendant's right to appeal was specifically waived as part of the plea bargain (see, People v Aponte, 212 AD2d 157). Since defendant effectively waived his right to appeal and was aware of the imposed sentence when he pleaded guilty, his waiver of his right to appeal encompassed his right to challenge his sentence as harsh and excessive (People v Hidalgo, 91 NY2d 733). Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Wallach, Rubin and Saxe, JJ.