Legal Opinion

People v. Lococo

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 4, 1998PublishedCited by 695 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Erie County Court should be affirmed in each case.

Defendants contend that they did not waive their right to appeal the severity of the court’s sentence. We disagree.

Each defendant voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently waived the right to appeal from any and all aspects of their case, including the severity of the sentence (see, People v Hidalgo, 91 NY2d 733 [decided today]; People v Allen, 82 NY2d 761; People v Seaberg, 74 NY2d 1). While defendants did not know the specific sentence at the time of the waiver, they did know the maximum…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. SeabergNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. People v. HidalgoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. People v. CallahanNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. People v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1993

3Cited by695 opinions

  1. People v. MilesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. People v. BrathwaiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. People v. MingoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. People v. GilbertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. People v. AguayoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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