Opinion
2013-01-23
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Victor MATOS, appellant.
Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Barry Stendig of counsel), for appellant. Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Lori Glachman of counsel; Gregory Musso on the memorandum), for respondent.
Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Barry Stendig of counsel), for appellant. Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove and Lori Glachman of counsel; Gregory Musso on the memorandum), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Dwyer, J.), imposed September 22, 2010, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.
ORDERED that the sentence is affirmed.
Inasmuch as the record does not demonstrate that the defendant's purported waiver of his right to appeal was made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently, it may not be enforced ( see People v. Bradshaw, 18 N.Y.3d 257, 264–265, 938 N.Y.S.2d 254, 961 N.E.2d 645). Nevertheless, the sentence imposed was not excessive ( see People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80, 455 N.Y.S.2d 675).