Defendant's waiver of his right to appeal was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary. In the oral colloquy, to the extent some of the court's initial language may have suggested that the waiver may be an absolute bar to the taking of an appeal, that language "was coupled with clarifying language ... that appellate review remained available for certain issues, ... and indicating, therefore, that the right to take an appeal was retained" (People v Thomas, 34 N.Y.3d 545...
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