PEOPLE v. CALLAHAN


80 N.Y.2d 273 (1992)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Patrick James Callahan, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gregory Sutton, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard DeSimone, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Jaycox, Hempstead, Matthew Muraskin and Kent V. Moston for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Denis Dillon, District Attorney of Nassau County, Mineola (Lisa J. Becker and Peter A. Weinstein of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled action.

Jonathan Garelick, New York City, and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney of Kings County, Brooklyn (Camille O'Hara Gillespie and Jay M. Cohen of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled action.

Thomas D. Jaycox, Hempstead, Matthew Muraskin and Kent V. Moston for appellant in the third above-entitled action.

Denis Dillon, District Attorney of Nassau County, Mineola (Judith R. Sternberg and Peter A. Weinstein of counsel), for respondent in the third above-entitled action.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur; Judge SMITH taking no part.


TITONE, J.

In People v Seaberg (74 N.Y.2d 1), we held that the right to appeal may be waived as a condition of a sentence or plea bargain, provided that the waiver was voluntarily made and no important public policies or societal interests are implicated. These three appeals require us to consider the proper application of...

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