Opinion
2016–12193 Ind. No. 1986/16
01-16-2019
The PEOPLE, etc., Respondent, v. Rodolfo V. LOPEZ, Appellant.
Janet E. Sabel, New York, N.Y. (Justine M. Luongo and Ronald Alfano of counsel), for appellant. Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano and Johnnette Traill of counsel; Lorrie A. Zinno on the memorandum), for respondent.
Janet E. Sabel, New York, N.Y. (Justine M. Luongo and Ronald Alfano of counsel), for appellant.
Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano and Johnnette Traill of counsel; Lorrie A. Zinno on the memorandum), for respondent.
REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P., SYLVIA O. HINDS–RADIX, VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, ANGELA G. IANNACCI, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
ORDERED that the sentence is affirmed.
The defendant's purported waiver of his right to appeal was invalid because the Supreme Court did not adequately explain the nature of the rights being waived (see People v. Jackson, 166 A.D.3d 649, 87 N.Y.S.3d 206 ; People v. Chambers, 142 A.D.3d 672, 36 N.Y.S.3d 824 ; People v. Brown, 122 A.D.3d 133, 140, 992 N.Y.S.2d 297 ) and, thus, does not preclude review of his excessive sentence claim. However, the sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80, 455 N.Y.S.2d 675 ).
RIVERA, J.P., HINDS–RADIX, BRATHWAITE NELSON and IANNACCI, JJ., concur.