People v. Caine

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (De Rosa, J.), rendered November 30, 2012, convicting him of rape in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant correctly contends that his purported waiver of the right to appeal is invalid, as it is not evident on the face of the record that the defendant understood the appeal waiver (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256 [2006]).

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the County Court providently exercised its discretion in denying the…