People v. Meran

Judgments, Supreme Court, New York County (Lewis Bart Stone, J.), rendered December 12, 2012, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of tampering with physical evidence, and upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to an aggregate term of lVa to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant did not make a valid waiver of his right to appeal either his trial or plea convictions, since the colloquy with defendant was inadequate and the written waivers failed to overcome this inadequacy. However, we find no basis for reversal…