People v. Orta
| Decision Date | 20 February 2019 |
| Docket Number | 2016–12125,Ind. No. 25/15 |
| Citation | 92 N.Y.S.3d 672 (Mem),169 A.D.3d 932 |
| Parties | The PEOPLE, etc., Respondent, v. Ramsey ORTA, Appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
169 A.D.3d 932
92 N.Y.S.3d 672 (Mem)
The PEOPLE, etc., Respondent,
v.
Ramsey ORTA, Appellant.
2016–12125
Ind. No. 25/15
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Submitted—November 28, 2018
February 20, 2019
Janet E. Sabel, New York, N.Y. (Katheryne M. Martone of counsel), for appellant.
Michael E. McMahon, District Attorney, Staten Island, N.Y. (Morrie I. Kleinbart of counsel), for respondent.
WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P., ROBERT J. MILLER, COLLEEN D. DUFFY, HECTOR D. LASALLE, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Stephen J. Rooney, J.), imposed October 3, 2016, upon his plea of guilty, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.
ORDERED that the sentence is affirmed.
The defendant entered into a plea agreement pursuant to which, inter alia, he pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. The defendant was sentenced, in accordance with the plea agreement, to a determinate term of imprisonment of four years plus 1 ½ years of postrelease supervision. On appeal, the defendant contends that his sentence was excessive. The People contend, among other things, that the defendant's argument is precluded by his waiver of the right to appeal.
A waiver of the right to appeal "is effective only so long as the record demonstrates that it was made knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily" ( People v. Lopez, 6 N.Y.3d 248, 256, 811 N.Y.S.2d 623, 844 N.E.2d 1145 ; see People v. Bradshaw, 18 N.Y.3d 257, 264, 938 N.Y.S.2d 254, 961 N.E.2d 645 ; People v. Brown, 122 A.D.3d 133, 136, 992 N.Y.S.2d 297 ). Although the Court of Appeals has "repeatedly observed that there is no mandatory litany that must be used in order to obtain a valid waiver of appellate rights" ( People v. Johnson, 14 N.Y.3d 483, 486, 903 N.Y.S.2d 299, 929 N.E.2d 361 ), "[t]he best way to ensure that the record reflects that the right is known and intentionally relinquished by the defendant is to fully explain to the defendant, on the record, the nature of the right to appeal and the consequences of waiving it" ( People v....
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