| People v Dickens |
| 2026 NY Slip Op 00148 [245 AD3d 737] |
| January 14, 2026 |
| 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 Jonathan M. Dickens, Appellant. |
Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Alina R. Tulloch of counsel), for appellant.
Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Johnnette Traill and Nancy Fitzpatrick Talcott of counsel; Christopher Aranda on the brief), 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, Queens County (Francis Wang, J., at plea; Mary L. Bejarano, J., at sentencing), imposed April 11, 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, 256 [2006]; People v Robinson, 230 AD3d 1340, 1341 [2024]). 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; People v McCorkle, 230 AD3d 1337 [2024]). Barros, J.P., Chambers, Dowling, Landicino and Hom, JJ., concur.