Legal Opinion
People v. Sears
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 23, 2016No. 2013-11068PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Rooney, J.), rendered November 21, 2013, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Under the circumstances of this case, including the defendant’s background, which includes a prior felony conviction from which an appeal was taken (see People v Sears, 9 AD3d 472 [2004]), we conclude that the defendant’s waiver of his right to appeal was valid (see People v Sanders, 25 NY3d 337, 340-342…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The People v. Rasaun SandersNew York Court of Appeals · 2015
- People v. KempNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- People v. SearsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- People v. CannonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. KaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
- People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
- People v. KaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017