People v. Moyett

New York Court of Appeals

People v. Moyett

860 N.E.2d 59, 7 N.Y.3d 892, 826 N.Y.S.2d 597, 2006 NY Slip Op 8643, 2006 N.Y. LEXIS 3571

New York Court of Appeals·Decided November 21, 2006·Published·Cited by 99 cases

Opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the case remitted to that Court for consideration of the excessive sentencing issue.

Defendant’s purported waiver of appeal during the plea colloquy was invalid because the court advised defendant that *893 “by pleading guilty you give up your right to appeal the conviction.” Based on this statement, defendant may have erroneously believed that the right to appeal is automatically extinguished upon entry of a guilty plea (see People v Billingslea, 6 NY3d 248, 257 [2006]). Under these circumstances, and absent a written waiver of appeal or some indication in the record that defendant understood the distinction between the right to appeal and other trial rights forfeited incident to a guilty plea, there is inadequate assurance that defendant entered into a knowing, intelligent and voluntary waiver of appeal.

Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Ciparick, Rosenblatt, Graffeo, Read, Smith and Pigott concur in memorandum.

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.11), order reversed, etc.

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OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the case remitted to that Court for consideration of the excessive sentencing issue.

Defendant’s purported waiver of appeal during the plea colloquy was invalid because the court advised defendant that *893 “by pleading guilty you give up your right to appeal the conviction.” Based on this statement, defendant may have erroneously believed that the right to appeal is automatically extinguished upon entry of a guilty plea (see People v Billingslea, 6 NY3d 248, 257 [2006]). Under these circumstances, and absent a written waiver of appeal or some indication in the record that defendant understood the distinction between the right to appeal and other trial rights forfeited incident to a guilty plea, there is inadequate assurance that defendant entered into a knowing, intelligent and voluntary waiver of appeal.

Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Ciparick, Rosenblatt, Graffeo, Read, Smith and Pigott concur in memorandum.

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.11), order reversed, etc.

People v. Moyett, 860 N.E.2d 59, 7 N.Y.3d 892, 826 N.Y.S.2d 597, 2006 NY Slip Op 8643, 2006 N.Y. LEXIS 3571 (N.Y. 2006).

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