People v. Nieves

OPINION OF THE COURT

Graffeo, J.

In these cross appeals, we must determine whether orders of protection issued during a sentencing proceeding in a criminal case can be challenged on direct appeal from the judgment of conviction and, if so, whether defendant’s arguments on appeal to this Court had to be raised before the sentencing court under our preservation rule. Although we hold that the permanent orders of protection in this case were appealable as part of the judgment, we conclude that defendant’s unpreserved claims are not reviewable in this Court.

Defendant Israel Nieves was involved in…