Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ricardo A. Romero-Flores, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-05-27
Citations: 128 A.D.3d 1102
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ricardo A. Romero-Flores, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 128
Pages: 1102–1102

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ricardo A. Romero-Flores, Appellant.
[8 NYS3d 606]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the County Court, Suffolk County (Cohen, J.), imposed November 26, 2012, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.
Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.
The record of the plea proceeding demonstrates that the defendant received "[an] explanation of the nature of the right to appeal and the consequences of waiving that right" (People v Brown, 122 AD3d 133, 144 [2014]; see People v McRae, 123 AD3d 848, 848-849 [2014]). On the record presented, we conclude that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see generally People v Bradshaw, 18 NY3d 257, 264-267 [2011]; People v Ramos, 7 NY3d 737, 738 [2006]; People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 255 [2006]; People v Hidalgo, 91 NY2d 733, 735 [1998]). Accordingly, the defendant's valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes review of his contention that the sentence imposed was excessive (see People v Hardy, 120 AD3d 1358, 1358 [2014]; People v Arteev, 120 AD3d 1255, 1255 [2014]; People v Alexander, 104 AD3d 862, 862 [2013]). Eng, P.J., Mastro, Hall, Miller and LaSalle, JJ., concur.