| People v Sommerville |
| 2025 NYSlipOp 06736 [244 AD3d 762] |
| December 3, 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 Arkies Sommerville, Appellant. |
Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Robert C. Langdon of counsel), for appellant.
Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove and Marie John of counsel; Rebecca Siegel on the memorandum), for respondent.
Crimes - Appeal - Valid Waiver of Right to Appeal
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Raymond L. Rodriguez, J.), imposed June 9, 2023, upon his plea of guilty, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.
Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.
The record demonstrates that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 254, 257 [2006]; People v Greenfeld, 234 AD3d 712, 712 [2025]). 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 Lopez, 6 NY3d at 255-256). Iannacci, J.P., Christopher, Voutsinas, Love and Goldberg Velazquez, JJ., concur.