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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. TYREEK WILLIAMS, DEFENDANT–APPELLANT.
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 manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20), defendant contends that the waiver of the right to appeal is not valid and challenges the severity of the sentence. Although the record establishes that defendant knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waived the right to appeal (see generally People v. Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256), we conclude that the valid waiver of the right to appeal does not encompass the challenge to the severity of the sentence inasmuch as Supreme Court failed to advise defendant of the potential periods of incarceration or the potential maximum term of incarceration (see People v. Newman, 21 AD3d 1343, 1343; People v. McLean, 302 A.D.2d 934, 934; cf. People v. Lococo, 92 N.Y.2d 825, 827; People v. Hidalgo, 91 N.Y.2d 733, 737). 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 12–01690
Decided: November 14, 2014
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
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