Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Steven H. Lopez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-12-27
Citations: 156 A.D.3d 903
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Steven H. Lopez, Appellant.
Judges: Eng, P.J., Mastro, Roman, LaSalle and Christopher, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 156
Pages: 903–903

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Steven H. Lopez, Appellant.
[65 NYS3d 806]

Opinion:
Appeals by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from two sentences of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Griffin, J.), both imposed October 25, 2016, upon his pleas of guilty, on the ground that the sentences were excessive.
Ordered that the sentences are affirmed.
The defendant's purported waiver of his right to appeal was invalid (see People v Bradshaw, 18 NY3d 257, 267 [2011]; People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 257 [2006]; People v DeSimone, 80 NY2d 273, 283 [1992]) and, thus, does not preclude review of his excessive sentence claims. However, the sentences imposed were not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).
Eng, P.J., Mastro, Roman, LaSalle and Christopher, JJ., concur.