People v Amore, 2023 NY Slip Op 01685 [214 AD3d 1000]
March 29, 2023
Appellate Division, Second Department
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The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v
Joseph Amore, Appellant.
Warren S. Hecht, Forest Hills, NY, for appellant.
Michael E. McMahon, District Attorney, Staten Island, NY (Morrie I. Kleinbart and George D. Adames of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Lisa Grey, J.), imposed April 29, 2022, upon his plea of guilty, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.
Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, he validly waived his right to appeal. Although the written waiver of the right to appeal mischaracterized the scope of the appeal waiver, the record demonstrated that, under the totality of the circumstances, including the Supreme Court’s oral colloquy, the defendant’s consultation with counsel, and his age and experience, the defendant had a full appreciation of the terms and consequences of the appeal waiver ( see People v Thomas , 34 NY3d 545 , 564 [2019]; People v Stacker , 206 AD3d 766 [2022]; People v Lawrence , 184 AD3d 587 [2020]). The defendant’s valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes appellate review of his contention that the sentence imposed was excessive ( see People v Stacker , 206 AD3d 766 [2022]). Connolly, J.P., Iannacci, Wooten and Wan, JJ., concur..