People v Figueroa, 2022 NY Slip Op 07448 [211 AD3d 1032]

December 28, 2022

Appellate Division, Second Department

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Carlos Figueroa, Appellant. (Matter No. 1.) The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Carlos Figueroa Anzo, Appellant. (Matter No. 2.)

Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Michael Arthus of counsel), for appellant.

Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove and Solomon Neubort of counsel; Kenneth Cooper on the brief), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from two judgments of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Matthew Sciarrino, J.), both rendered August 28, 2020, convicting him of burglary in the third degree under Superior Court information No. 1062/20, and assault in the third degree under Superior Court information No. 1063/20, upon his pleas of guilty, and imposing sentences.

Ordered that the judgments are affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the record demonstrates that he knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal ( see People v Lopez , 6 NY3d 248 , 256 [2006]). The defendant’s contention that the sentences imposed violated the Eighth Amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment, is precluded by his valid waiver of the right to appeal ( see People v Yakubov , 204 AD3d 1043 , 1044 [2022]; People v Florio , 179 AD3d 834 , 835 [2020]; People v Rodriguez , 82 AD3d 794 , 795 [2011]), as is his contention that this Court should reduce his sentences in the interest of justice ( see People v Yakubov , 204 AD3d at 1044). Duffy, J.P., Miller, Dowling and Warhit, JJ., concur..