Legal Opinion

People v. Little

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

Decided April 29, 2015No. 2013-01737PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Kings County, (Jeong, J.), imposed January 23, 2013, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.

Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.

The defendant’s purported waiver of his right to appeal was invalid. The record fails to establish that the defendant’s purported waiver of his right to appeal was knowing, voluntary, and intelligent (see People v Bradshaw, 18 NY3d 257, 272-273 [2011]). An appeal waiver is not valid unless the defendant’s understanding of the waiver is evident on the face of the record…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. People v. BradshawNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. People v. VasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. People v. EtienneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  2. People v. Cuevas-AlcantaraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  3. People v. De La RosaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  4. People v. GonzalezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. People v. WeberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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