Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Henri J. Alfiere, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-12-22
Citations: 156 A.D.3d 1446
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Henri J. Alfiere, Appellant.
Judges: Present—Whalen, P.J., Smith, Lindley, NeMoyer and Troutman, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 156
Pages: 1446–1446

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Henri J. Alfiere, Appellant.
[65 NYS3d 835]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the Niagara County Court (Matthew J. Murphy, III, J.), rendered November 17, 2016. 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: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted robbery in the second degree (Penal Law § 110.00, 160.10 [1]). Contrary to defendant's contention, his waiver of the right to appeal is valid (see generally People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256 [2006]). The record establishes that he "understood that the right to appeal is separate and distinct from those rights automatically forfeited upon a plea of guilty" (id.). Defendant's valid waiver of the right to appeal forecloses his challenge to the severity of the sentence (see id. at 255-256).
Present—Whalen, P.J., Smith, Lindley, NeMoyer and Troutman, JJ.