People v. DeJesus

2026 NY Slip Op 00588

Opinion

People v DeJesus (2026 NY Slip Op 00588)

People v DeJesus

2026 NY Slip Op 00588

Decided on February 05, 2026

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 and Entered: February 05, 2026
Before: Moulton, J.P., Friedman, Higgitt, Rosado, O'Neill Levy, JJ.

SCI No. 995/21|Appeal No. 5749|Case No. 2021-04557|

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

v

Esteban DeJesus, Defendant-Appellant.

Twyla Carter, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Clara Hammond-Oakley of counsel), for appellant.

Darcel D. Clark, District Attorney, Bronx (Andrew J. Loizides of counsel), for respondent.

An appeal having been taken to this Court by the above-named appellant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Tara Collins, J.), rendered December 02, 2021,

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: February 5, 2026

Counsel for appellant is referred to § 606.5, Rules of the Appellate Division, First Department.