People v. Seay

201 A.D.3d 1361

158 N.Y.S.3d 697 (Mem)

The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent,

v.David SEAY, Defendant-Appellant.

1121

KA 19-01168

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.

Entered: January 28, 2022

THE LEGAL AID BUREAU OF BUFFALO, INC., BUFFALO (ROBERT L. KEMP OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

JOHN J. FLYNN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, BUFFALO (MICHAEL J. HILLERY OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.

PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., PERADOTTO, CARNI, AND BANNISTER, JJ.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of criminal contempt in the first degree ( Penal Law § 215.51 [b] [v] ), defendant contends that his waiver of the right to appeal is invalid and that his sentence is unduly harsh and severe. Even assuming, arguendo, that defendant's waiver of the right to appeal is invalid and thus does not preclude our review of his challenge to the severity of the sentence (see People v. Alls , 187 A.D.3d 1515, 1515, 129 N.Y.S.3d 881 [4th Dept. 2020] ), we conclude that the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe.

We note, however, that the certificate of conviction incorrectly reflects that defendant was sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 3 1/3 to 4 years, and it must be amended to reflect that he was sentenced to an indeterminate term...