MORGAN, LAQUANN, PEOPLE v

           SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
             Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

820
KA 13-02074
PRESENT: CENTRA, J.P., CARNI, LINDLEY, AND DEJOSEPH, JJ.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT,

                     V                               MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LAQUANN MORGAN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.


THE LEGAL AID BUREAU OF BUFFALO, INC., BUFFALO (KAREN C.
RUSSO-MCLAUGHLIN OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

FRANK A. SEDITA, III, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, BUFFALO (DANIEL J. PUNCH OF
COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.


     Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County
(Christopher J. Burns, J.), rendered October 15, 2013. The judgment
convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of manslaughter in the
first degree.

     It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is
unanimously affirmed.

     Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him
upon his plea of guilty of manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law
§ 125.20 [1]). The record establishes that defendant knowingly,
voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see
generally People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256), and that valid waiver
encompasses his challenge to the severity of the sentence (see People
v Lococo, 92 NY2d 825, 827; People v Hidalgo, 91 NY2d 733, 737).




Entered:   June 19, 2015                           Frances E. Cafarell
                                                   Clerk of the Court