THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK RESPONDENT v. PETER VEGAS DEFENDANT APPELLANT (2021)

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. PETER VEGAS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

342 Decided: April 30, 2021

PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, CURRAN, WINSLOW, AND DEJOSEPH, JJ.

THE LEGAL AID BUREAU OF BUFFALO, INC., BUFFALO (NICHOLAS P. DIFONZO OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. JOHN J. FLYNN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, BUFFALO (MICHAEL J. HILLERY OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.

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 attempted murder in the second degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 125.25 [1]), assault in the second degree (§ 120.05 [2]), and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child (§ 260.10 [1]). Even assuming, arguendo, that defendant did not validly waive his right to appeal (see generally People v Davis, 189 AD3d 2140, 2141 [4th Dept 2020]), we nevertheless conclude that the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe.

Entered: April 30, 2021

Mark W. Bennett

Clerk of the Court

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