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People v. Whitfield

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 17, 2008
52 A.D.3d 748 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

No. 2005-02906.

June 17, 2008.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Rosenwasser, J.), rendered March 11, 2005, convicting him of burglary in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Francis D. Phillips II, District Attorney, Goshen, N.Y. (Andrew R. Kass of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Fisher, J.P., Santucci, Angiolillo and McCarthy, JJ.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Under the circumstances of this case, the defendant's valid and unrestricted written waiver of his right to appeal, as part of his plea agreement, precludes appellate review of his claim that he was denied the right to counsel of his choosing ( see People v Segrue, 274 AD2d 671). Inasmuch as the defendant's claim with regard to the right to counsel does not include a claim that the voluntariness of his plea was impacted by that issue, it is foreclosed from review ( see People v Morrison, 51 AD3d 1041).


Summaries of

People v. Whitfield

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 17, 2008
52 A.D.3d 748 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

People v. Whitfield

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ATIF WHITFIELD…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jun 17, 2008

Citations

52 A.D.3d 748 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 5738
858 N.Y.S.2d 903

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