Summary
In People v Karim (146 A.D.2d 805, 806), this court adhered to the ruling in Smith (supra), stating: "In this Judicial Department, the law is that a defendant may waive his right to appeal (People v Seaberg, 139 A.D.2d 53) and that such a waiver, unless specifically limited, precludes appellate review of all issues, including any issue concerning the harshness of the sentence imposed (People v Smith, 142 A.D.2d 195).
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January 30, 1989
Appeal from the County Court, Westchester County (West, J.).
Ordered that the appeals are dismissed.
In this Judicial Department, the law is that a defendant may waive his right to appeal (People v Seaberg, 139 A.D.2d 53) and that such a waiver, unless specifically limited, precludes appellate review of all issues, including any issue concerning the harshness of the sentence imposed (People v Smith, 142 A.D.2d 195). In the present cases, there is no indication whatsoever that the defendant's explicit waiver of his right to appeal was not knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently made. The appeals must therefore be dismissed. Bracken, J.P., Rubin, Sullivan and Balletta, JJ., concur.