People v. Kearns

Appeal from a judgment of the Onondaga County Court (Jeffrey R. Merrill, A.J.), rendered July 26, 2011. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of aggravated criminal contempt.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of aggravated criminal contempt (Penal Law § 215.52 [1]), defendant contends that his waiver of the right to appeal is unenforceable and that his sentence is unduly harsh and severe. Even assuming, arguendo, that defendant’s waiver of the right…