People v. Kennedy (Melvin)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

against

Melvin Kennedy, Defendant-Appellant.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx County (Bahaati E. Pitt, J.), rendered August 21, 2018, convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted failure to register as a sex offender, and imposing sentence.

Judgment of conviction (Bahaati E. Pitt, J.), rendered August 21, 2018, affirmed.

Defendant made a valid waiver of his right to appeal. The court's oral colloquy, taken together with the written waiver, which defendant discussed with counsel, signed…