Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.
As the People correctly concede, the defendant's purported waiver of the right to appeal was invalid, as the Supreme Court did not provide the defendant with an explanation of the nature of the right to appeal or explain the consequences of waiving that right. In addition, nothing on the face of the record demonstrates that the defendant understood the distinction between the right to appeal and other trial rights forfeited incident...
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