Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the People's contention, the defendant's purported appeal waiver was invalid. The County Court's oral colloquy and the written appeal waiver mischaracterized the nature of the appeal waiver as an absolute bar to the taking of a direct appeal and a forfeiture of the attendant right to counsel and poor person relief (see People v Bisono, 36 N.Y.3d 1013 [2020]; People v Thomas, 34 N.Y.3d 545 [2019]). Accordingly...
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