Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Tremaine T. Belton, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-08-12
Citations: 131 A.D.3d 538
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Tremaine T. Belton, Appellant.
Judges: Eng, P.J., Balkin, Chambers, Sgroi and Miller, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 131
Pages: 538–538

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Tremaine T. Belton, Appellant.
[14 NYS3d 704]

Opinion:
Appeal by the
defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Chin-Brandt, J.), imposed July 18, 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 Santana, 122 AD3d 949, 949 [2014]; People v Lian Qiu, 121 AD3d 918, 919 [2014]; People v Contreras, 112 AD3d 649, 649 [2013]; People v Torres, 109 AD3d 669, 669 [2013]; People v Newson, 106 AD3d 839, 840 [2013]) and, thus, does not preclude review of his claim that the sentence imposed was excessive. However, contrary to the defendant's contention, the sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).
Eng, P.J., Balkin, Chambers, Sgroi and Miller, JJ., concur.