Court Opinion

ID: 4080262
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-10-06 14:47:58.309178+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:45:22.759417
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Aarons, J. Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Williams, J.), rendered March 24, 2015, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.
 

  Defendant pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and the plea agreement included the waiver of the right to appeal. County Court thereafter sentenced defendant, as a prior felony offender, to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of postrelease supervision. Defendant now appeals.
 

  We affirm. Contrary to defendant’s contention, his waiver of
   
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  the right to appeal was valid. County Court explained that the right to appeal is separate and distinct from the rights forfeited by a guilty plea and confirmed that defendant understood the ramifications of the waiver. Defendant thereafter executed a counseled written waiver in open court. Under these circumstances, we conclude that defendant knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waived the right to appeal his conviction and sentence
  
   (see People v Mydosh,
  
  117 AD3d 1195, 1195-1196 [2014],
  
   lv denied
  
  24 NY3d 963 [2014];
  
   People v Koumjian,
  
  101 AD3d 1175, 1175 [2012],
  
   lv denied
  
  20 NY3d 1100 [2013]). Therefore, defendant’s contention that his sentence is harsh and excessive is precluded from our review
  
   (see People v Miller,
  
  137 AD3d 1485, 1485 [2016];
  
   People v Crispell,
  
  136 AD3d 1121, 1122 [2016],
  
   lv denied
  
  27 NY3d 1149 [2016]).
 

  Peters, P.J., Egan Jr., Lynch and Rose, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.