Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.
The defendant's purported waiver of his right to appeal was invalid and does not preclude review of his excessive sentence claim. The Supreme Court's terse colloquy failed to advise the defendant of the nature of the right to appeal and to ensure that the defendant grasped the concept of the appeal waiver and the nature of the right he was forgoing (see People v Bradshaw,
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