People v Barnett
2009 NY Slip Op 09242 [68 AD3d 888]
December 8, 2009
Appellate Division, Second Department
As corrected through Wednesday, February 10, 2010


The People of the State of New York,Respondent,
v
Tafari A. Barnett, Appellant.

[*1]Brendan O'Meara, Yonkers, N.Y., for appellant.

Janet DiFiore, District Attorney, White Plains, N.Y. (Lois Cullen Valerio and Anthony J.Servino of counsel; Joseph A. Barca, III on the brief), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Neary,J.), rendered October 3, 2007, convicting him of assault in the second degree, upon his plea ofguilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, his claim that his waiver of his right to appeal wasinvalid does not, in and of itself, warrant reversal of the judgment of conviction or vacatur of thesentence imposed. Skelos, J.P., Florio, Balkin, Belen and Austin, JJ., concur.


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