Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Eric Godfrey, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2016-09-28
Citations: 142 A.D.3d 1184
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eric Godfrey, Appellant.
Judges: Eng, P.J., Leventhal, Cohen, LaSalle and Barros, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 142
Pages: 1184–1184

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eric Godfrey, Appellant.
[37 NYS3d 903]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Brennan, J.), imposed December 11, 2013, upon his plea of guilty, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.
Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.
The defendant's purported waiver of his right to appeal was invalid, as the record fails to establish that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see People v Bradshaw, 18 NY3d 257, 267 [2011]; People v Johnson, 109 AD3d 1004 [2013]). Thus, the waiver does not preclude review of this excessive sentence claim. However, the sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).
Eng, P.J., Leventhal, Cohen, LaSalle and Barros, JJ., concur.