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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. ANDREW AVELLINO, DEFENDANT–APPELLANT.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of burglary in the third degree (Penal Law § 140.20) and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree (§ 165.45[1] ). We agree with defendant that his waiver of the right to appeal does not encompass his challenge to the severity of the sentence. Although “it is evident that defendant waived [his] right to appeal [his] conviction, there is no indication in the record that defendant waived the right to appeal the harshness of [his] sentence ” (People v. Maracle, 19 NY3d 925, 928; see People v. Pimentel, 108 AD3d 861, 862, lv. denied 21 NY3d 1076). Furthermore, “[a]lthough the record establishes that defendant executed a written waiver of the right to appeal, there was no colloquy between [Supreme] Court and defendant regarding the waiver of the right to appeal to ensure that” defendant was aware that it encompassed his challenge to the severity of the sentence (People v. Carno, 101 AD3d 1663, 1664, lv denied 20 NY3d 1060; see generally People v. Bradshaw, 18 NY3d 257, 264–266). We nevertheless conclude that the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe.
Frances E. Cafarell
Clerk of the Court
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Docket No: KA 12–01948
Decided: July 11, 2014
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
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