People v Voltaire, 2022 NY Slip Op 05723 [209 AD3d 773]

October 12, 2022

Appellate Division, Second Department

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Wkorasky Voltaire, Appellant.

Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Lynn W.L. Fahey of counsel), for appellant.

Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Johnnette Traill and Ellen C. Abbot of counsel; Cory D. Conley on the memorandum), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kenneth C. Holder, J.), imposed July 21, 2021, 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, the record demonstrates that he knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal ( see People v Thomas , 34 NY3d 545 [2019]; People v Lopez , 6 NY3d 248 [2006]). 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 Stevens , 203 AD3d 958 [2022]). Barros, J.P., Chambers, Zayas and Voutsinas, JJ., concur..