Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
We agree with defendant that his purported waiver of appeal was invalid. An appeal waiver was never mentioned at the plea hearing. Although there is no "particular litany" for an effective appeal waiver, a knowing and voluntary waiver cannot be inferred from a silent record (People v Callahan,
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