People v. Thacker

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Lewis Bart Stone, J.), rendered January 4, 2007, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, and sentencing him to an aggregate term of 12 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant made a valid waiver of his right to appeal from his conviction after trial. Defendant clearly indicated his understanding that he was waiving that right in exchange for a favorable sentence, along with the Eeople’s waiver of their right to…