Opinion
No. 2007-08981.
December 23, 2008.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Rockland County (Kelly, J.), rendered September 12, 2007, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
James D. Licata, New City, N.Y. (Lois Cappelletti of counsel; Menachen Herssein on the brief), for Appellant.
Thomas P. Zugibe, District Attorney, New City, N.Y. (Carrie A. Ciganek of counsel; Coleen A. Fortes on the brief), for Respondent.
Before: Fisher, J.P., Covello, Balkin and Belen, JJ., concur.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's valid and unrestricted waiver of his right to appeal, executed as part of his plea agreement, precludes review of his claim that the sentence imposed was excessive ( see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 255; People v Finn, 56 AD3d 490).