People v. Cruz

People v Cruz (2016 NY Slip Op 02590)
People v Cruz
2016 NY Slip Op 02590
Decided on April 5, 2016
Appellate Division, First Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.


Decided on April 5, 2016
Tom, J.P., Friedman, Richter, Gische, Gesmer, JJ.

741 4358/13

[*1]The People of the State of New York, Respondent, —

v

Jose Cruz, Defendant-Appellant.




Seymour W. James, Jr., The Legal Aid Society, New York (Eve Kessler of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Sabrina Margret Bierer of counsel), for respondent.



An appeal having been taken to this Court by the above-named appellant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Ronald Zweibel, J.), rendered May 1, 2014,

Said appeal having been argued by counsel for the respective parties, due deliberation having been had thereon, and finding the sentence not excessive,

It is unanimously ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same is hereby affirmed.

ENTERED: APRIL 5, 2016

CLERK

Counsel for appellant is referred to

§ 606.5, Rules of the Appellate

Division, First Department.