Legal Opinion

People v. Shelton

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

Decided November 7, 2012Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kohm, J.), rendered March 15, 2010, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that his prosecution in the instant case was barred on the grounds of collateral estoppel and double jeopardy. The defendant’s waiver of his right to appeal implicitly waived his constitutional claim to be free from double jeopardy (see People v Muniz, 91 NY2d 570, 575 [1998]; People v Thorpe, 2 AD3d 467…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. MunizNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  2. People v. PrescottNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. People v. DodsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. People v. PrescottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. People v. CramerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981

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