People v. Brown

We affirm. Initially, we reject defendant’s contention that he did not validly waive his right to appeal. The record reflects that County Court distinguished the right to appeal from the rights forfeited by his guilty plea, and defendant affirmed his understanding of the consequences of the waiver. Thereafter, defendant executed a written waiver acknowledging that he had discussed the right to appeal with counsel and was voluntarily waiving it. Accordingly, we conclude that defendant’s waiver of the right to appeal was valid (see People v Tolliver, 92 AD3d 1024, 1024 [2012]; People v Shaver,…