People v. Velez

—Appeal from a judgment of Supreme Court, Erie County (Rossetti, J.), entered September 7, 2001, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of sexual abuse in the first degree (two counts).

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Contrary to the contention of defendant, the record establishes that his waiver of the right to appeal was knowing, intelligent and voluntary (see People v Hidalgo, 91 NY2d 733, 736 [1998]; People v Burse, 295 AD2d 968, 969 [2002], lv denied 98 NY2d 709 [2002]), and that waiver encompasses…