FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT, DISTRICT ATTORNEY
DATE: APRIL 18, 2019
The Appellate Division, Third Department has unanimously affirmed the February, 2017 conviction of Gregory P. Tietje upon his plea of guilty convicting him of the crime of driving while intoxicated, a class D felony.
Defendant’s conviction stems from an incident which occurred on the evening of May 9, 2016 in the Town of Lloyd when he was stopped for drinking and driving and had a young child in the vehicle with him.
Defendant pled guilty to driving while intoxicated and executed a waiver of his right to appeal, orally and in writing. Thereafter, in accordance with the terms of the negotiated plea agreement, he was sentenced to an indeterminate State prison term with a minimum of two years and a maximum of six years.
On appeal, defendant claimed that his waiver of appeal was invalid and that the sentence imposed by County Court was unduly harsh and severe. The Appellate Division, Third Department, however, rejected both of these claims.
On appeal, the defendant is represented by Dennis J. Lamb, Esq. of Troy, New York. Assistant District Attorney Joan Gudesblatt Lamb, Esq. handled the appeal for the District Attorney’s Office.