| People v Thompson |
| 2020 NY Slip Op 04673 [186 AD3d 1070] |
| August 20, 2020 |
| Appellate Division, Fourth Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| The People of the State of New York,
Respondent, v Anthony Thompson, Appellant. |
The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Buffalo (Sherry A. Chase of counsel), for defendant-appellant.
John J. Flynn, District Attorney, Buffalo (Ashley R. Lowry of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal from a judgment of the Erie County Court (David W. Foley, A.J.), rendered November 30, 2016. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (Penal Law § 265.03 [3]) and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (§ 220.16 [12]). We affirm. Even assuming, arguendo, that defendant's waiver of the right to appeal does not preclude our review of his challenge to the severity of the period of postrelease supervision imposed by County Court, we nevertheless conclude that such aspect of his sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. Present—Centra, J.P., NeMoyer, Troutman, Winslow and Bannister, JJ.