THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK RESPONDENT v. DEREK CLARK DEFENDANT APPELLANT (2023)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon a plea of guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide (Penal Law § 125.14 [7]), defendant contends that the sentence is unduly harsh and severe. Defendant, however, knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived the right to appeal (see generally People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256 [2006]), and the valid waiver encompasses his challenge to the severity of the sentence (see People v Lollie, 204 AD3d 1430, 1431 [4th Dept 2022], lv denied 38 NY3d 1134 [2022]). We note that, although the written waiver form executed by defendant incorrectly portrays the waiver as an absolute bar to the taking of an appeal (see generally People v Thomas, 34 NY3d 545, 564-567 [2019], cert denied — US —, 140 S Ct 2634 [2020]), County Court's oral colloquy, which followed the appropriate model colloquy, cured that defect (see People v Jackson, 198 AD3d 1317, 1318 [4th Dept 2021], lv denied 37 NY3d 1096 [2021]).

Entered: November 17, 2023

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court