Legal Opinion

People v. Bushuyeva

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 15, 2015No. 2012-09658Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeals by the defendant, as limited by her motion, from three sentences of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Chin Brandt, J.), all imposed June 25, 2012, on the ground that the sentences were excessive.

Ordered that the sentences are affirmed.

The defendant’s purported waiver of her right to appeal was invalid (see People v Bradshaw, 18 NY3d 257 [2011]; People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248 [2006]; People v Santana, 122 AD3d 949 [2014]; People v Contreras, 112 AD3d 649 [2013]) and, thus, does not preclude review of her excessive sentence claim. However, the sentences imposed were not excessive (see…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. People v. BradshawNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. People v. ContrerasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. People v. SantanaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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