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Defects in On-the-Record Waiver of Appeal Not Cured by Written Waiver

The Second Department, in determining defendant’s waiver of appeal was insufficient, noted that signing a written waiver does not cure defects in the court’s on-the-record inquiry about the defendant’s understanding of the waiver:

The record fails to establish that the defendant’s purported waiver of his right to appeal was knowing, voluntary, and intelligent … . An appeal waiver is not valid unless the defendant’s understanding of the waiver is evident on the face of the record … . Here, the trial court’s statement to the defendant that he was giving up his right to appeal, followed by its inquiry as to whether his attorney had explained that right to him, was insufficient to demonstrate a valid waiver … . The defendant’s execution of a written waiver “is not a complete substitute for an on-the-record explanation of the nature of the right to appeal, and some acknowledgment that the defendant is voluntarily giving up that right” … . People v Little, 2015 NY Slip Op 03567, 2nd Dept 4-29-15

 

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