Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's purported waiver of his right to appeal was not valid. The defendant's contention that the County Court abused its discretion in connection with the sentence offered in the plea negotiation is, in effect, a contention that his plea of guilty was not knowing, voluntary, and intelligent. This contention is not preserved for appellate review (see People v Velez,
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