Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Richards, J.), rendered January 9, 2012, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted murder in the second degree.
Defendant was charged in a nine-count indictment with attempted murder in the first and second degrees, rape in the first degree, unlawful imprisonment in the first degree and assault in the first degree (four counts) and second degree after he brutally attacked his wife. After a suppression hearing, County Court determined that defendant’s statements to law enforcement following the attack were admissible. Defendant ultimately pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the second degree in full satisfaction of the indictment and waived his right to appeal, both orally and in writing. County Court then sentenced defendant, in accordance with the plea agreement, to a prison term of 15 years, to be followed by five years of postrelease supervision. He now appeals.
Initially, defendant argues that County Court’s suppression ruling was erroneous, and that such an argument may be made notwithstanding his waiver of appeal. We cannot agree. Defendant’s general waiver of appeal from “any aspect of this matter” precludes his challenge to the suppression ruling
(see People v Kemp, 94
NY2d 831, 833 [1999];
People v Stone,
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Notes
Although not raised by defendant, we agree with the People that his appeal waiver was valid (see
People v Lopez,