PEOPLE v. COOPER (2023)

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Najee COOPER, appellant.

2022-06827

Decided: October 04, 2023

COLLEEN D. DUFFY, J.P., JOSEPH J. MALTESE, BARRY E. WARHIT, LOURDES M. VENTURA, JJ.

Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Martin B. Sawyer of counsel), for appellant. Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove and Melissa Wachs of counsel; Darci Siegel on the memorandum), for respondent.

DECISION & ORDER

Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Raymond Rodriguez, J.), imposed July 25, 2022, upon his plea of guilty, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.

ORDERED that the sentence is affirmed.

Contrary to defendant's contention, the record demonstrates that he knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see People v. Thomas, 34 NY3d 545; People v. Lopez, 6 NY3d 248). 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. Washington, 214 AD3d 910; People v. Stevens, 203 AD3d 958).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.

DUFFY, J.P., MALTESE, WARHIT and VENTURA, JJ., concur.

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