Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Ruiz, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-12-27
Citations: 156 A.D.3d 912
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Ruiz, Appellant.
Judges: Eng, P.J., Mastro, Miller, LaSalle and Brathwaite Nelson, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 156
Pages: 912–913

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Ruiz, Appellant.
[65 NYS3d 745]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defend ant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Melendez, J., at plea; Zaro, J., at sentence), imposed February 23, 2016, 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 the right to appeal was invalid (see People v Moyett, 7 NY3d 892, 892-893 [2006]; People v Billingslea, 6 NY3d 248, 257 [2006]) and, thus, does not preclude review of his excessive sentence claim. However, contrary to the defendant's contention, the sentence imposed was not excessive (see CPL 470.15 [6] [b]; People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).
Eng, P.J., Mastro, Miller, LaSalle and Brathwaite Nelson, JJ., concur.