PEOPLE v. DIAZ (2009)

 Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of robbery in the first degree (Penal Law § 160.15[4] ).   Contrary to the contentions of defendant, we conclude that his waiver of the right to appeal is valid (see People v. Lopez, 6 N.Y.3d 248, 256, 811 N.Y.S.2d 623, 844 N.E.2d 1145), and thus that waiver encompasses his challenge to the severity of the sentence (see People v. Hidalgo, 91 N.Y.2d 733, 737, 675 N.Y.S.2d 327, 698 N.E.2d 46).   Although the further contention of defendant that his plea was not knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently entered survives his waiver of the right to appeal, defendant failed to preserve that contention for our review inasmuch as he failed to move to withdraw his plea or to vacate the judgment of conviction (see People v. Neal, 56 A.D.3d 1211, 867 N.Y.S.2d 612).   In any event, that contention lacks merit.

We have considered the contentions of defendant in his pro se supplemental brief and conclude that they are without merit.

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

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