People v. Bones

2026 NY Slip Op 03557 · Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department · June 5, 2026 · No. 296 KA 22-00018

Summary

The New York Appellate Division, Fourth Department, affirmed a judgment convicting Anthony Bones upon his guilty plea to first-degree reckless endangerment. The court held that, even assuming his waiver of the right to appeal was invalid, the sentence was not unduly harsh or severe.

Holdings

  1. The sentence was not unduly harsh or severe.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether defendant's challenge to the severity of his sentence was reviewable notwithstanding his waiver of the right to appeal.
  2. Whether the sentence imposed upon defendant's guilty plea was unduly harsh or severe.

Disposition

affirmed

Cases Cited (2)

  • People v. Harrison, 242 AD3d 1540, 1541 [4th Dept 2025](followed)
  • People v. Free, 217 AD3d 1422, 1422 [4th Dept 2023](followed)

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