People v. White

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Lynch, J.), rendered August 11, 2015, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of robbery in the first degree.

Defendant waived indictment and agreed to be prosecuted by a superior court information charging him with robbery in the first degree. He pleaded guilty to this crime and waived his right to appeal, both orally and in writing. He was sentenced, in accordance with the terms of the plea agreement, to 10 years in prison and five years of postrelease supervision. He now appeals.

Initially, we note that…