| People v Smith |
| 2025 NY Slip Op 00238 [234 AD3d 797] |
| January 15, 2025 |
| 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 Shanilka Smith, Appellant. |
Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Robert C. Langdon of counsel), for appellant.
Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove and Michael Bierce of counsel; Ali Fazal on the brief), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Raymond L. Rodriguez, J.), rendered September 8, 2022, convicting her of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon her plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The record demonstrates that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived her right to appeal (see People v Thomas, 34 NY3d 545 [2019]; People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248 [2006]). The defendant's valid waiver of her right to appeal precludes appellate review of her contention that her conviction pursuant to Penal Law § 265.03 (3) is unconstitutional under New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v Bruen (597 US 1 [2022]) (see People v Johnson, 225 AD3d 453, 453-455 [2024]; People v Miller, 166 AD3d 812, 813 [2018]; People v Fisher, 121 AD3d 1013, 1013 [2014]). The defendant's valid waiver of her right to appeal also precludes appellate review of her contention that the sentence imposed was excessive (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d at 255; People v Lawrence, 184 AD3d 587, 587 [2020]).
In light of our determination, we need not reach the defendant's remaining contentions. Chambers, J.P., Christopher, Love and Hom, JJ., concur.