| People v Johnson |
| 2026 NY Slip Op 00530 [246 AD3d 765] |
| February 4, 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 Christopher Johnson, Appellant. |
Gary E. Eisenberg, New City, NY, for appellant.
David M. Hoovler, District Attorney, Goshen, NY (Cynthia Dolan and Andrew R. Kass of counsel), for respondent.
Crimes
- Appeal
- Valid Waiver of Right to Appeal
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Craig S. Brown, J.), rendered March 14, 2024, convicting him of criminal sexual act in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that judgment is affirmed.
The record demonstrates that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see People v Thomas, 34 NY3d 545 [2019]; People v Batista, 167 AD3d 69 [2018]). 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 248, 256 [2006]; People v Batista, 167 AD3d at 75). Dillon, J.P., Dowling, Landicino and McCormack, JJ., concur.