People v. Givens
Opinion
| People v Givens |
| 2025 NY Slip Op 02274 |
| Decided on April 17, 2025 |
| 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: April 17, 2025
Before: Manzanet-Daniels, J.P., Kennedy, González, Rosado, Michael, JJ.
Ind No. 71253/23|Appeal No. 3799|Case No. 2023-06437|
v
Brandon Givens, Defendant-Appellant.
Jenay Nurse Guilford, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Emilia King-Musza of counsel), for appellant.
Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Elizabeth T. Schmidt of counsel), for respondent.
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Gregory Carro, J.), rendered November 20, 2023, unanimously affirmed.
Although we find that defendant did not make a valid waiver of the right to appeal, we perceive no basis for reducing the sentence.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.
ENTERED: April 17, 2025
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