Timothy P. Donaher, Public Defender, Rochester (James A. Hobbs of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Margaret A. Cieprisz of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal from a judgment of the Monroe County Court (Douglas A. Randall, J.), rendered December 16, 2014. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree (Penal Law § 220.18 [1]). Contrary to defendant's contention, the record establishes that his waiver of the right to appeal was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256 [2006]). Defendant's valid waiver of the right to appeal forecloses his challenge to the severity of his sentence (see id. at 255-256; People v Hidalgo, 91 NY2d 733, 737 [1998]; cf. People v Maracle, 19 NY3d 925, 928 [2012]). Present—Centra, J.P., Peradotto, NeMoyer, Troutman and Winslow, JJ.