People v. Blair

2026 NY Slip Op 01211

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: March 4, 2026
• Docket: 2022-09886
• Status: Published

Opinion

People v Blair (2026 NY Slip Op 01211)

People v Blair

2026 NY Slip Op 01211

Decided on March 4, 2026

Appellate Division, Second Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided on March 4, 2026 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
ANGELA G. IANNACCI, J.P.
LINDA CHRISTOPHER
HELEN VOUTSINAS
LAURENCE L. LOVE
ELENA GOLDBERG VELAZQUEZ, JJ.

2022-09886
2022-09889

[*1]The People of the State of New York, respondent,

v

Devonie Blair, appellant. (S.C.I. Nos. 72810/22, 72811/22)

Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Russ Altman-Merino of counsel), for appellant.

Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Johnnette Traill and Charles T. Pollak of counsel; Delorane Daley on the memorandum), for respondent.

DECISION & ORDER

Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from two sentences of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Jerry M. Iannece, J.), both imposed November 9, 2022, upon his pleas of guilty, on the ground that the sentences were excessive.

ORDERED that the sentences are affirmed.

The record demonstrates that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see People v Thomas, 34 NY3d 545; People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248). The defendant's valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes appellate review of his contention that the sentences imposed were excessive (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d at 255).

IANNACCI, J.P., CHRISTOPHER, VOUTSINAS, LOVE and GOLDBERG VELAZQUEZ, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court