People v. Cruz

2019 NY Slip Op 399

Opinion

People v Cruz (2019 NY Slip Op 00399)

People v Cruz

2019 NY Slip Op 00399

Decided on January 22, 2019

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 January 22, 2019
Sweeny, J.P., Richter, Tom, Kern, Singh, JJ.

8177 542/16

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

v

Erick Cruz, Defendant-Appellant.

Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (David J. Klem of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Eric Del Pozo 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 (Juan Merchan, J.), rendered August 10, 2017,

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.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: JANUARY 22, 2019

CLERK

Counsel for appellant is referred to

§ 606.5, Rules of the Appellate

Division, First Department.