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finding defendant's valid appeal waiver precluded appellate review of claim that his sentence was excessive
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2012-07-11
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Christopher RIVERA, appellant.
Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (David P. Greenberg of counsel), for appellant. Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Daniel Bresnahan, and Tina Grillo of counsel), for respondent.
Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (David P. Greenberg of counsel), for appellant. Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Daniel Bresnahan, and Tina Grillo of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cooperman, J.), imposed June 24, 2009, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.
ORDERED that the sentence is affirmed.
The defendant's valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes appellate review of his claim that his sentence was excessive ( see People v. Lopez, 6 N.Y.3d 248, 258, 811 N.Y.S.2d 623, 844 N.E.2d 1145).