Ordered that the sentence and the amended sentence are affirmed.
The defendant's purported waiver of his right to appeal was invalid. The County Court's colloquy mischaracterized the scope of the appeal waiver by stating that the defendant's plea and sentence would not be reviewed by a higher court (see People v Thomas, 34 N.Y.3d 545, 561-564 [2019]; People v McDowell,
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