THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK RESPONDENT v. MARCAS COLLIER DEFENDANT APPELLANT (2026)

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

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. MARCAS COLLIER, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

556 Decided: July 24, 2026

PRESENT: LINDLEY, J.P., BANNISTER, OGDEN, DELCONTE, AND HANNAH, JJ.

JULIE CIANCA, PUBLIC DEFENDER, ROCHESTER (AARON FRIEDMAN OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. BRIAN P. GREEN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ROCHESTER (LISA GRAY 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 manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]). Contrary to defendant's contention, the record establishes that defendant's waiver of the right to appeal was knowing, voluntary, and intelligent (see People v Laws, 246 AD3d 1367, 1367 [4th Dept 2026]; People v Williams, 240 AD3d 1427, 1427 [4th Dept 2025], lv denied 44 NY3d 995 [2025]; see generally People v Thomas, 34 NY3d 545, 559-564 [2019], cert denied 589 US 1302 [2020]). Defendant's valid waiver of the right to appeal precludes our review of his challenge to the severity of the sentence (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256 [2006]; People v Foumakoye, 229 AD3d 1380, 1380 [4th Dept 2024], lv denied 42 NY3d 970 [2024]).

Entered: July 24, 2026

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court

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