People v. McKnight

2024 NY Slip Op 01821

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: April 3, 2024
• Docket: Ind. No. 748/21
• Status: Published

Opinion

People v McKnight (2024 NY Slip Op 01821)

People v McKnight

2024 NY Slip Op 01821

Decided on April 3, 2024

Appellate Division, Second Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided on April 3, 2024 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
BETSY BARROS, J.P.
PAUL WOOTEN
BARRY E. WARHIT
JANICE A. TAYLOR
LAURENCE L. LOVE, JJ.

2022-07824
(Ind. No. 748/21)

[*1]The People of the State of New York, respondent,

v

Jeremy J. McKnight, appellant.

Laurette D. Mulry, Riverhead, NY (Amanda E. Schaefer of counsel), for appellant.

Raymond A. Tierney, District Attorney, Riverhead, NY (Pilar O'Rourke of counsel), for respondent.

DECISION & ORDER

Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the County Court, Suffolk County (John B. Collins, J.), imposed August 11, 2022, upon his plea of guilty, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.

ORDERED that the sentence is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, the record demonstrates that he knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see People v Thomas, 34 NY3d 545; People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248). The defendant's valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes appellate review of his contention that the sentence imposed was excessive (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d at 255-256).

BARROS, J.P., WOOTEN, WARHIT, TAYLOR and LOVE, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court