Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Christopher Joseph, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2014-02-13
Citations: 114 A.D.3d 809
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Christopher Joseph, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 114
Pages: 809–809

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Christopher Joseph, Appellant.
[980 NYS2d 270]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Kings County (DiMango, J.), imposed October 2, 2012, 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 (see People v Bradshaw, 18 NY3d 257, 265 [2011]; People v DeSimone, 80 NY2d 273, 283 [1992]) and, thus, does not preclude review of his excessive sentence claim. However, the sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]). Eng, PJ., Skelos, Leventhal and Sgroi, JJ., concur.