Legal Opinion

People v. Walden

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 31, 1998Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was given a meaningful opportunity at sentencing to move to withdraw his plea of guilty (see, People v Chandler, 214 AD2d 1027, 1028, lv denied 86 NY2d 792). Because he failed to make such a motion or to make a postverdict motion to vacate the judgment of conviction, his contention that County Court erred in not allowing him to withdraw his plea is not preserved for our review (see, People v Stedge, 250 AD2d 880). Defendant’s “unrestricted waiver of the right to appeal * * * encompassed [the] right to review of the sentence as harsh and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. HidalgoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  2. People v. ChandlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. People v. StedgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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