PEOPLE v. WHITFIELD


52 A.D.3d 748 (2008)

858 N.Y.S.2d 903

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ATIF WHITFIELD, Appellant.

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

Decided June 17, 2008.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Under the circumstances of this case, the defendant's valid and unrestricted written waiver of his right to appeal, as part of his plea agreement, precludes appellate review of his claim that he was denied the right to counsel of his choosing (see People v Segrue, 274 A.D.2d 671 [2000]). Inasmuch as the defendant's claim with regard to the right to counsel does not include a claim that...

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