Legal Opinion

People v. Lyons

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

Decided July 1, 2011PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum:

On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of robbery in the first degree (Penal Law § 160.15 [4]), defendant contends that his waiver of the right to appeal was invalid. We reject that contention. Despite defendant’s contention to the contrary, the record “establishes] that [he] understood that the right to appeal is separate and distinct from those rights automatically forfeited upon a plea of guilty” (People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256 [2006]; see People v Graham, 77 AD3d 1439 [2010], Iv denied 15 NY3d 920 [2010]). Defendant further contends that his waiver of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. People v. HidalgoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. People v. GrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. People v. EalyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. People v. ElshabazzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. RushAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  2. People v. GravesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. GRAVES, JULIUS, PEOPLE vAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. JONES, CHARLES L., PEOPLE vAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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