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THE WAIVER OF APPEAL WAS NOT KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTELLIGENTLY MADE (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department determined defendant’s waiver of appeal was not knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently made. Executing a written waiver does not fix a deficient colloquy:

A defendant should … ” receive an explanation of the nature of the right to appeal, which essentially advises that this right entails the opportunity to argue, before a higher court, any issues pertaining to the defendant’s conviction and sentence and to have that higher court decide whether the conviction or sentence should be set aside based upon any of those issues . . . [and] that appellate counsel will be appointed in the event that he or she were indigent”‘ … . … [T]he Criminal Jury Instructions & Model Colloquies, available online through the New York State Unified Court System’s website, include a model colloquy for the waiver of the right to appeal … . While the use of the model colloquy is not mandatory, its use may nevertheless “substantially reduce the difficulties” … , provided that the trial judges retain and use flexibility to undertake individualized inquiries as appropriate.

Here, the record does not establish that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal … . The County Court’s terse colloquy during the plea allocution failed to sufficiently advise the defendant of the nature of his right to appeal and the consequences of waiving that right  … . Although the defendant executed 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 … . Moreover, the defendant was not informed of the maximum sentence that could be imposed if he failed to comply with the conditions of his plea agreement … . Thus, the purported appeal waiver does not preclude appellate review of the defendant’s contention that the enhanced sentence was excessive. People v Slade, 2020 NY Slip Op 01366, Second Dept 2-26-20

 

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