Opinion
2015-04187
09-13-2017
The People of the State of New York, respondent, v. Christian Torricella, appellant.
Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, NY (Erica Horowitz of counsel), for appellant. Eric Gonzalez, Acting District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove and Diane R. Eisner of counsel; Robert Ho on the memorandum), for respondent.
L. PRISCILLA HALL LEONARD B. AUSTIN COLLEEN D. DUFFY FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ. (Ind. No. 521/14)
Lynn W. L. Fahey, New York, NY (Erica Horowitz of counsel), for appellant.
Eric Gonzalez, Acting District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove and Diane R. Eisner of counsel; Robert Ho on the memorandum), for respondent.
DECISION & ORDER
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Murphy, J.), imposed April 21, 2015, upon his plea of guilty, 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, the purported waiver of his right to appeal is not enforceable (see People v Bradshaw, 18 NY3d 257, 267; People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 257; People v Brown, 122 AD3d 133, 145). Thus, review of his excessive sentence claim is not precluded. However, the sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80).
ENG, P.J., HALL, AUSTIN, DUFFY and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur. ENTER:
Aprilanne Agostino
Clerk of the Court