People v Blair
2026 NY Slip Op 01211 [247 AD3d 778]
March 4, 2026
Appellate Division, Second Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law ยง 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, May 6, 2026
The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v
Devonie Blair, Appellant.
March 4, 2026
HEADNOTES
Crimes — Appeal — Valid Waiver of Right to Appeal
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Russ Altman-Merino of counsel), for appellant.
Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Johnnette Traill and Charles T. Pollak of counsel; Delorane Daley on the memorandum), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from two sentences of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Jerry M. Iannece, J.), both imposed November 9, 2022, upon his pleas of guilty, on the ground that the sentences were excessive.
Ordered that the sentences are 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 Lopez, 6 NY3d 248 [2006]). The defendant's valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes appellate review of his contention that the sentences imposed were excessive (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d at 255). Iannacci, J.P., Christopher, Voutsinas, Love and Goldberg Velazquez, JJ., concur.