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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. JARAD R. MATSULAVAGE, 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 criminal sexual act in the second degree (Penal Law § 130.45 [1] ). Although defendant knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived his right to appeal (see People v. Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256), that waiver does not encompass the denial of his request for youthful offender status because no mention of youthful offender status was made before defendant waived his right to appeal (see People v. Anderson, 90 AD3d 1475, 1475–1476, lv denied 18 NY3d 991). We conclude, however, that County Court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to grant defendant youthful offender status (see People v. Frontuto, 114 AD3d 1271, 1271, lv denied _ NY3d _ [July 21, 2014]; People v. Mix, 111 AD3d 1417, 1418; People v. Guppy, 92 AD3d 1243, 1243, lv denied 19 NY3d 961), and we decline to exercise our interest of justice jurisdiction to adjudicate defendant a youthful offender (see Guppy, 92 AD3d at 1243). Defendant's waiver of the right to appeal encompasses his challenge to the severity of the sentence (see People v. Hidalgo, 91 N.Y.2d 733, 737).
Frances E. Cafarell
Clerk of the Court
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Docket No: KA 13–01190
Decided: October 03, 2014
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
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