Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jose Batista, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-11-07
Citations: 100 A.D.3d 650
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose Batista, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 100
Pages: 650–650

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose Batista, Appellant.
[952 NYS2d 903]

Opinion:
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Kelly, J.), rendered December 9, 2009, convicting him of assault in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's purported waiver of his right to appeal was invalid (see People v Bradshaw, 18 NY3d 257 [2011]; People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248 [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 People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).
The defendant's remaining contentions, raised in his pro se supplemental brief, are without merit. Rivera, J.P, Balkin, Leventhal and Chambers, JJ., concur.