Opinion
No. 2020-06347 Ind. No. 788/16
02-08-2023
Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (David Fitzmaurice of counsel), for appellant. Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove and Morgan J. Dennehy of counsel; Darci Siegel on the memorandum), for respondent.
Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (David Fitzmaurice of counsel), for appellant.
Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove and Morgan J. Dennehy of counsel; Darci Siegel on the memorandum), for respondent.
VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.P., REINALDO E. RIVERA, JOSEPH J. MALTESE, LARA J. GENOVESI, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ruth Shillingford, J.), rendered June 17, 2019, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the record demonstrates that he knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see People v Sanders, 25 N.Y.3d 337, 341-342; People v Lopez, 6 N.Y.3d 248, 256-257; People v Williams, 203 A.D.3d 850, 851). The defendant's valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes appellate review of his contentions that the sentence imposed was excessive (see People v Lopez, 6 N.Y.3d 248; People v Batista, 167 A.D.3d 69, 75) and that the mandatory surcharge, DNA databank fee, and crime victim assistance fee should be vacated pursuant to CPL 420.35(2-a) (see People v Martinez, 210 A.D.3d 1008; People v Montanez, 203 A.D.3d 755).
BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.P., RIVERA, MALTESE and GENOVESI, JJ., concur.