Opinion
15064.
April 21, 2005.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.), rendered September 11, 2003, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree.
John Ferrara, Monticello, for appellant.
P. David Soares, District Attorney, Albany (Christopher D. Horn of counsel), for respondent.
Before: Crew III, J.P., Carpinello, Mugglin, Lahtinen and Kane, JJ., concur.
In satisfaction of a seven-count indictment charging him with various drug-related crimes, defendant pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree. As part of the plea agreement, defendant waived his right to appeal and was to be sentenced to a prison term of no more than 5½ to 11 years and no less than 5 to 10 years. After entering the plea, defendant was sentenced as a second felony offender to 5 to 10 years in prison. He now appeals.
Defendant's sole contention is that the sentence is harsh and excessive. However, considering that defendant entered a knowing, voluntary and intelligent guilty plea, which included a waiver of the right to appeal, we will not review this claim ( see People v. Clow, 10 AD3d 803, 804; see also People v. Hidalgo, 91 NY2d 733, 737). Furthermore, we find no circumstances warranting the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.