People v. Streeks - NY Appellate Division Opinion
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The New York Appellate Division affirmed a judgment convicting Paul Streeks of manslaughter in the first degree. The court found that Streeks' appeal of his sentence was foreclosed by his waiver of the right to appeal as part of his plea agreement.
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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York affirmed a judgment from the Albany County Court, which had sentenced Paul Streeks to 25 years imprisonment following his guilty plea to manslaughter in the first degree. The court's decision, docketed as CR-23-2149 and published as 2026 NY Slip Op 01423, was issued on March 12, 2026.
The primary issue on appeal was Streeks' contention that his sentence was unduly harsh. However, the Appellate Division held that this argument was barred by Streeks' unchallenged waiver of his right to appeal, which included the right to invoke the court's interest of justice jurisdiction to reduce the sentence. Consequently, the judgment was affirmed.
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People v. Streeks
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
- Citations: 2026 NY Slip Op 01423
Docket Number: CR-23-2149
Combined Opinion
People v Streeks (2026 NY Slip Op 01423)
| People v Streeks |
| 2026 NY Slip Op 01423 |
| Decided on March 12, 2026 |
| Appellate Division, Third Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. |
Decided and Entered:March 12, 2026
CR-23-2149
*[1]The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v
Paul Streeks, Appellant.**
Calendar Date:February 6, 2026
Before:Clark, J.P., Aarons, Pritzker, Ceresia and Powers, JJ.
Thomas J. Butler, Albany, for appellant.
Lee C. Kindlon, District Attorney, Albany (Caroline B. McCaffrey of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Andra Ackerman, J.), rendered November 3, 2022, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree.
In satisfaction of a four-count indictment, defendant pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of manslaughter in the first degree and agreed to waive his right to appeal. Pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement, County Court sentenced defendant to a prison term of 25 years, to be followed by five years of postrelease supervision. Defendant appeals.
Defendant's sole contention on appeal is that the agreed-upon sentence is unduly harsh and requests that it be reduced in the interest of justice. However, this argument is foreclosed by his unchallenged waiver of the right to appeal, which includes the right to invoke this Court's interest of justice jurisdiction to reduce the sentence (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 255 [2006]; People v Hardy, 243 AD3d 968, 968 [3d Dept 2025]; People v Malu, 200 AD3d 1350, 1351 [3d Dept 2021]).
Clark, J.P., Aarons, Pritzker, Ceresia and Powers, JJ., concur.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
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