Ordered that the judgment is modified, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, by vacating so much of the sentence as imposed a fine in the sum of $5,000; as so modified, the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's purported waiver of his right to appeal is invalid because the County Court's colloquy failed to sufficiently advise the defendant of the nature of his right to appeal and the consequences of waiving that right (see People v Cobian, 186...
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