PEOPLE v. MEJIA

2016-03586. Ind. No. 4618/13.

195 A.D.3d 1043 (2021)

2021 NY Slip Op 04152

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Edinson Mejia, Appellant.

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

Decided June 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Skip Laisure , New York, NY ( Anders Nelson of counsel), for appellant.

Eric Gonzalez , District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY ( Leonard Joblove , Diane R. Eisner , and Arieh Schulman of counsel), for respondent.

Dillon, J.P., Austin, Barros and Iannacci, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the judgment affirmed.

The People concede that the defendant's appeal waiver was invalid and does not preclude this Court's consideration of the defendant's arguments (see People v Tellado, 181 A.D.3d 830 [2020]).

A defendant's objection to the insufficiency of a plea allocution must be preserved for appellate review via a motion to withdraw the plea prior to sentencing or a motion to vacate the judgment...

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