Defendant Who Pled to All Charges Without a Plea Bargain Could Not Be Required to Waive Appeal

The Third Department noted that the defendant should not have been required to waive his right to appeal where he pled to all the charges and there was no plea bargain:

Having exercised his statutory  right to  plead  guilty to  all of  the charges levied against him in the indictment and inasmuch as “no promise, plea agreement, reduced charge, or any other bargain or consideration” was given in exchange for that plea, defendant was improperly required to waive his right to appeal … .  People v Crump, 104433, 3rd Dept, 6-6-13