Crimes - Appeal - Valid Waiver

Appeal from a judgment of the Monroe County Court (Meredith A. Vacca, J.), rendered May 17, 2022. The judgment convicted defendant upon his plea of guilty of manslaughter in the first 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 manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]). Contrary to defendant's contention, the record establishes that he knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see People v Blount, 239 AD3d 1426, 1427 [4th Dept 2025], lv denied 44 NY3d 981 [2025]; see generally People v Thomas, 34 NY3d 545, 559-564 [2019], cert denied 589 US &mdash, 140 S Ct 2634 [2020]; People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256 [2006]). County Court followed the Model Colloquy, which "neatly synthesizes [Court of Appeals] precedent and the governing principles" (Thomas, 34 NY3d at 567). Defendant's challenges to the court's waiver colloquy lack merit (see generally id.).

Although defendant further contends that the sentence imposed is unduly harsh and severe, that contention is foreclosed by the valid waiver of the right to appeal (see People v Washington, 170 AD3d 1608, 1609 [4th Dept 2019], lv denied 33 NY3d 1036 [2019]; see generally Lopez, 6 NY3d at 255-256). Present—Lindley, J.P., Montour, Greenwood, Nowak and Keane, JJ.