People v Burchici, 2018 NY Slip Op 03696 [161 AD3d 1099]

May 23, 2018

Appellate Division, Second Department

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Velizar Burchici, Appellant.

Paul Skip Laisure, New York, NY (Michael Arthus of counsel), for appellant.

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Christopher Blira-Koessler of counsel; Lorrie A. Zinno on the memorandum), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Leslie Leach, J.), imposed August 24, 2016, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.

Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.

The record demonstrates that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal ( see People v Sanders , 25 NY3d 337 , 339-342 [2015]; People v Lopez , 6 NY3d 248 , 256-257 [2006]; cf. People v Brown , 122 AD3d 133 , 145-146 [2014]). The defendant’s valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes review of his contention that the sentence imposed was excessive ( see People v Lopez , 6 NY3d at 255-256). Scheinkman, P.J., Balkin, Sgroi, Brathwaite Nelson and Christopher, JJ., concur..