| People v Stevens |
| 2018 NY Slip Op 07491 [166 AD3d 1167] |
| November 8, 2018 |
| Appellate Division, Third Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| The People of the State of New York,
Respondent, v Scott Stevens, Appellant. |
Adam H. Van Buskirk, Auburn, for appellant.
Craig P. Carriero, District Attorney, Malone (Jennifer M. Hollis of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Franklin County (Main Jr., J.), rendered November 21, 2016, which revoked defendant's probation and imposed a sentence of imprisonment.
In June 2015, defendant pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with burglary
in the third degree (three counts), grand larceny in the fourth degree and criminal
possession of stolen property in the fourth degree in contemplation of receiving a split
sentence of local jail time and probation and participation in the Franklin County adult
treatment court. The plea agreement also required defendant to waive his right to appeal.
Defendant was accepted into treatment court and thereafter was sentenced to five years
of probation subject to various terms and conditions—with the first 180 days to be
served in the local jail. After defendant twice violated the terms of his probation, County
Court revoked his probation in November 2016 and resentenced defendant to the
agreed-upon prison term of 1
Contrary to defendant's assertion, we find that his waiver of appeal—as set forth during the November 2016 proceedings—was valid. The record reflects that, prior to accepting defendant's admission to his second violation of probation, County Court explained the nature of waiver to defendant—"distinguish[ing] defendant's appellate rights from the other rights that defendant would be forfeiting by admitting that he violated the terms and conditions of his probation" (People v Bailey, 157 AD3d 1133, 1134 [2018], lv denied 31 NY3d 981 [2018]). Additionally, defense counsel assured County Court that he had discussed the waiver with [*2]defendant, and defendant "confirmed his understanding and acceptance [there]of" (id.). We therefore are satisfied that defendant knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waived his right to appeal. In light of defendant's valid waiver, his challenge to the severity of the resentence imposed following the revocation of his probation is precluded (see id.; People v Ducheneaux, 97 AD3d 852, 853 [2012]).
Garry, P.J., Clark, Mulvey, Aarons and Pritzker, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.