[DOWNLOAD] "People State New York v. Alan R. Seaberg" by Court of Appeals of New York # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People State New York v. Alan R. Seaberg
- Author : Court of Appeals of New York
- Release Date : January 15, 1989
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
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[74 N.Y.2d 1 Page 5] Opinion OF THE COURT These appeals question whether criminal defendants may waive their rights to appeal as part of a negotiated
sentence or plea bargain. In People v Smith, defendant waived his right to appeal as part of a bargained plea entered before
trial. In People v Seaberg, defendant waived his right to appeal a judgment entered on a jury verdict in exchange for a favorable
sentence. Defendants maintain that such waivers are invalid per se. Defendant Seaberg also contends that even if such waivers
are valid, his should not be enforced because it was involuntary. We hold that the right to appeal may be waived as a condition
of a sentence or plea bargain and that defendants did so in the cases before us. Accordingly, we affirm the orders of the
Appellate Division.