People v Scharet

Holding The court affirmed the judgment, finding that the defendant validly waived her right to appeal because the court conducted the requisite colloquy before accepting the plea and ensured she understood the right she was forgoing. The waiver was deemed knowing, voluntary, and intelligent, and it encompassed her challenge to the severity of the sentence.

The court’s words

the court informed defendant, before she entered her plea, that the waiver would be a condition of the plea

2026 NY Slip Op 04700, at the official text

the court assured itself prior to the completion of the plea proceeding . . . that defendant adequately understood the right that [she] was forgoing

2026 NY Slip Op 04700, at the official text

the record establishes that defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived her right to appeal

2026 NY Slip Op 04700, at the official text