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p. 755The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jermel Bennett, Appellant. [27 NYS3d 894]
Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Koenderman, J.), imposed November 25, 2013, upon his plea of guilty, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.
Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.
The defendant’s purported waiver of his right to appeal was invalid (see People v Bradshaw, 18 NY3d 257 [2011]; People v Brown, 122 AD3d 133 [2014]) and, thus, does not preclude review of his excessive sentence claim. However, the sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80 [1982]).
Eng, P.J., Leventhal, Dickerson, Miller and Duffy, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People v. Bradshaw 18 NY3d 257 p. 755
- People v. Brown 122 AD3d 133 p. 755
- People v. Suitte 90 AD2d 80 p. 755