People v. Leonard

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.), rendered July 6, 2000, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of forgery in the second degree.

Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of forgery in the second degree, in satisfaction of a three-count indictment. After waiving his right to appeal, he was sentenced as a second felony offender to a prison term of 2V2 to 5 years. Defendant appeals, contending that his plea was involuntary. While defendant’s waiver of the right to appeal does not, by itself, preclude this…