Legal Opinion

People v. Vasquez

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

Decided June 9, 1998PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Robert Seewald, J.), rendered January 15, 1997, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of SVs to 25 years, unanimously affirmed.

A review of the record demonstrates that defendant’s waiver of his right to appeal was entered into knowingly, intelligently *62and voluntarily; it is therefore enforceable (see, People v Seaberg, 74 NY2d 1). This waiver bars his challenge to the sentence on the ground of excessiveness, and precludes our interest of justice review (People v Frazier, 228 AD2d…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. SeabergNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. People v. FrazierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. People v. GrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. BrathwaiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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