Legal Opinion

People v. Porter

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

Decided May 11, 2010Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Gulotta, J.), rendered October 8, 2008, convicting him of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s waiver of his right to appeal was knowing, voluntary, and intelligent (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256 [2006]; People v Seaberg, 74 NY2d 1, 11 [1989]), and that waiver forecloses appellate review of his contention that the sentence imposed was excessive (see People v Baer, 68 AD3d 1011 [2009],…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. People v. SeabergNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. People v. HairstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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