| People v Cooper |
| 2023 NY Slip Op 05004 [220 AD3d 714] |
| October 4, 2023 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| The People of the State of New York,
Respondent, v Najee Cooper, Appellant. |
Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Martin B. Sawyer of counsel), for appellant.
Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove and Melissa Wachs of counsel; Darci Siegel on the memorandum), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Raymond Rodriguez, J.), imposed July 25, 2022, upon his plea of guilty, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.
Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.
Contrary to defendant's contention, the record demonstrates that he knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see People v Thomas, 34 NY3d 545 [2019]; People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248 [2006]). The defendant's valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes appellate review of his contention that the sentence imposed was excessive (see People v Washington, 214 AD3d 910 [2023]; People v Stevens, 203 AD3d 958 [2022]).
The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit. Duffy, J.P., Maltese, Warhit and Ventura, JJ., concur.