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People v. Boyd

Citations: 251 A.D.2d 1082; 675 N.Y.S.2d 577Docket: Appeal No. 1

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York; June 10, 1998; New York; State Appellate Court

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Judgment was unanimously affirmed. The record indicates that the defendant did not make a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver of the right to appeal, allowing his challenge to the sentences to be properly considered. Despite addressing the appeal, the court concluded that the sentences imposed were not unduly harsh or severe. This decision stems from an appeal of a judgment from the Erie County Court, presided over by Judge McCarthy, regarding a charge of attempted burglary in the second degree. The Justices present for the decision included Pine, J.P., Hayes, Wisner, Pigott, Jr., and Boehm, JJ.