People v Ellis

Holding The appellate court affirmed the conviction, determining that the defendant’s appeal waiver was valid and voluntary despite being discussed after the plea. The court further held that the defendant’s unpreserved challenges to the voluntariness of the plea and the constitutionality of the statute were properly barred from review.

The court’s words

he had a full appreciation of the consequences of the waiver, and the waiver was voluntary under the totality of the circumstances

2026 NY Slip Op 06594, at the official text

the separate and distinct nature of the waiver of the right to appeal and that appellate review remained available for certain issues

2026 NY Slip Op 06594, at the official text