¶1The defendant’s valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes review of his claim that he should have been sentenced as a youthful offender (see People v Hidalgo, 91 NY2d 733, 735 [1998]; People v Allen, 82 NY2d 761, 763 [1993]; see also People v Valentin, 15 AD3d 424 [2005]; People v Friedlander, 11 AD3d 556 [2004]; People v Hubbard, 288 AD2d 490, 490 [2001]; cf. People v Johnson, 14 NY3d 483, 486 [2010]). Prudenti, EJ., Rivera, Eng, Leventhal and Miller, JJ., concur.
89 A.D.3d 1043
People v. Simms
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 22, 2011
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · decided 2011-11-22
Decided 2011-11-22