Opinion
2016–12334 2016–12335 Ind. Nos. 985/16 1462/16
12-27-2017
The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Steven H. LOPEZ, appellant.
Paul Skip Laisure, New York, N.Y. (Denise A. Corsí of counsel), for appellant.
Paul Skip Laisure, New York, N.Y. (Denise A. Corsí of counsel), for appellant.
RANDALL T. ENG, P.J., WILLIAM F. MASTRO, SHERI S. ROMAN, HECTOR D. LASALLE, LINDA CHRISTOPHER, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
Appeals by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from two sentences of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Griffin, J.), both imposed October 25, 2016, upon his pleas of guilty, on the ground that the sentences were excessive.
ORDERED that the sentences are affirmed.
The defendant's purported waiver of his right to appeal was invalid (see People v. Bradshaw, 18 N.Y.3d 257, 267, 938 N.Y.S.2d 254, 961 N.E.2d 645 ; People v. Lopez, 6 N.Y.3d 248, 257, 811 N.Y.S.2d 623, 844 N.E.2d 1145 ; People v. DeSimone, 80 N.Y.2d 273, 283, 590 N.Y.S.2d 46, 604 N.E.2d 108 ) and, thus, does not preclude review of his excessive sentence claims. However, the sentences imposed were not excessive (see People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80, 455 N.Y.S.2d 675 ).
ENG, P.J., MASTRO, ROMAN, LASALLE and CHRISTOPHER, JJ., concur.