PEOPLE v. DONGO


244 A.D.2d 353 (1997)

663 N.Y.S.2d 878

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Akim Dongo, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

November 3, 1997


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We agree with the defendant's contention, as conceded by the People, that his purported waiver of his right to appeal, made as a condition of his plea of guilty, was ineffective. The court made no inquiry on the record as to whether the defendant understood the implications of the waiver (see, People v McCaskell, 206 A.D.2d 547). Furthermore, the court wholly failed to explain...

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