PEOPLE v. STANDLEY

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's waiver of his right to appeal does not preclude him from challenging the voluntariness of his plea (see, People v. Seaberg, 74 N.Y.2d 1 ). Nonetheless, we find that the plea was entered into knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily (see,People v. Harris, 61 N.Y.2d 9 ). The defendant's claim that he was denied effective assistance of counsel is without merit (see,People v. Ford, 86 N.Y.2d 397 ).

By pleading guilty, the defendant waived his claim that he was denied his right to testify before the Grand Jury (see, People v. Franklin, 232 A.D.2d 577 ; People v. Ferrara, 99 A.D.2d 257 ).