Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.
When the Supreme Court explained the defendant's waiver of his right to appeal to him, it improperly conflated the right to appeal with the rights automatically forfeited by a guilty plea. Accordingly, the waiver of the right to appeal was invalid (see People v Lopez,
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