People v. Dickens

2026 NY Slip Op 00148

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: January 14, 2026
• Docket: Ind. No. 73265/22
• Status: Published

Opinion

People v Dickens (2026 NY Slip Op 00148)

People v Dickens

2026 NY Slip Op 00148

Decided on January 14, 2026

Appellate Division, Second 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 14, 2026 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
BETSY BARROS, J.P.
CHERYL E. CHAMBERS
DEBORAH A. DOWLING
CARL J. LANDICINO
PHILLIP HOM, JJ.

2023-04134
(Ind. No. 73265/22)

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

v

Jonathan M. Dickens, appellant.

Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Alina R. Tulloch of counsel), for appellant.

Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Johnnette Traill and Nancy Fitzpatrick Talcott of counsel; Christopher Aranda on the brief), for respondent.

DECISION & ORDER

Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Francis Wang, J., at plea; Mary L. Bejarano, J., at sentencing), imposed April 11, 2023, upon his plea of guilty, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.

ORDERED that the sentence is affirmed.

The record demonstrates that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to appeal (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256; People v Robinson, 230 AD3d 1340, 1341). The defendant's valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes appellate review of his contention that the sentence imposed was excessive (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d at 255-256; People v McCorkle, 230 AD3d 1337).

BARROS, J.P., CHAMBERS, DOWLING, LANDICINO and HOM, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court