Legal Opinion

People v. Brathwaite

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

Decided October 27, 1998Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Efrain Alvarado, J.), rendered February 7, 1996, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 4 to 8 years, unanimously affirmed.

*211Defendant’s valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes any review of his sentence on the ground of excessiveness (People v Vasguez, 251 AD2d 61; People v Graham, 220 AD2d 215, lv denied 87 NY2d 1019). Moreover, we perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion. Concur — Milonas, J. P.,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. GrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. People v. VasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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