Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Raymond Leach, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2016-02-23
Citations: 26 N.Y.3d 1154
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Raymond Leach, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 26
Pages: 1154–1158

Head Matter:
[48 NE3d 497, 28 NYS3d 355]
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Raymond Leach, Appellant.
Argued January 12, 2016;
decided February 23, 2016
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Feldman and Feldman, Uniondale (Steven A. Feldman of counsel), for appellant.
David M. Hoovler, District Attorney, Middletown (Elizabeth L. Schulz and Andrew R. Kass of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Regardless of the validity of defendant's appeal waiver, his challenge to the voluntariness of his guilty plea is unpreserved for appellate review (see People v Peque, 22 NY3d 168, 182 [2013]). Contrary to defendant's contention, the narrow exception to the preservation requirement does not apply in this case (see People v Lopez, 71 NY2d 662, 666 [1988]).