Legal Opinion
People v. Contreras
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 4, 2013PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion and brief, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Chin-Brandt, J.), imposed March 1, 2011, upon his plea of guilty, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.
Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.
The defendant’s purported waiver of his right to appeal was invalid (see People v Bradshaw, 18 NY3d 257 [2011]; People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248 [2006]) and, thus, does not preclude review of his excessive sentence claim. However, contrary to the defendant’s contentions, including those raised in his pro se supplemental brief, the sentence…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
- People v. BradshawNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
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