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WAIVER OF APPEAL INVALID, DESPITE DEFENDANT’S SIGNING OF A WRITTEN WAIVER (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department determined defendant’s waiver of the right to appeal was invalid, despite his signing a written waiver. The court noted that an appellate court cannot exercise its interest of justice jurisdiction where there is a valid waiver of appeal:

The Supreme Court did not provide the defendant with an adequate explanation of the nature of the right to appeal or the consequences of waiving that right … . The court failed to advise the defendant that he would ordinarily retain the right to appeal even after pleading guilty, but that in this case he was being asked to voluntarily relinquish that right as a condition of the plea agreement … . Moreover, the court never elicited an acknowledgment that the defendant was voluntarily waiving his right to appeal … .

Although the record on appeal reflects that the defendant signed a written appeal waiver form, a written waiver “is not a complete substitute for an on-the-record explanation of the nature of the right to appeal”… . While the written waiver in this case “expressly provided that the court had informed the defendant about the nature of his right to appeal, that representation is contradicted by the oral colloquy”… . Rather, the record reflects that the Supreme Court’s colloquy regarding the written waiver amounted to nothing more than “a simple confirmation that the defendant signed [it]”… . The transcript of the plea proceedings shows that the court did not ascertain on the record whether the defendant had read the written waiver or discussed it with defense counsel, or whether he was even aware of its contents… . Under the circumstances here, we conclude that the defendant did not knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waive his right to appeal … . People v Alston, 2018 NY Slip Op 05327, Second Dept 7-18-18

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