People v. Kamara

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
DecidedJuly 15, 2026
Docket2024-13465
StatusPublished

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People v. Kamara, (N.Y. Ct. App. 2026).

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People v Kamara - 2026 NY Slip Op 04431
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Thomas J.K. Smith, State Reporter

People v Kamara

2026 NY Slip Op 04431

July 15, 2026

Appellate Division, Second Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

The People of the State of New York, respondent,

v

Alihosene Kamara, also known as "Ace Nova," appellant.

Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department

Decided on July 15, 2026

2024-13465, (Ind. No. 70911/23)

Colleen D. Duffy, J.P.

Lara J. Genovesi

Deborah A. Dowling

James P. McCormack, JJ.

Law Offices of Aurora Alvarez-Calderon, PLLC, New York, NY (Aurora A. Alvarez-Calderon of counsel), for appellant.

Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Johnnette Traill, Charles T. Pollak, and Grace C. O'Brien of counsel), for respondent.

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DECISION & ORDER

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kenneth C. Holder, J.), rendered November 12, 2024, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and conspiracy in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived his right to appeal (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 256-257). The defendant's valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes review of his contentions that the Supreme Court should have granted him youthful offender treatment (see People v Franko, 98 AD3d 525, 525) and that his sentence was excessive (see People v Dancy, 156 AD3d 717, 718).

DUFFY, J.P., GENOVESI, DOWLING and MCCORMACK, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court

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Related

People v. Lopez
844 N.E.2d 1145 (New York Court of Appeals, 2006)
People v. Dancy
2017 NY Slip Op 8681 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2017)
People v. Franko
98 A.D.3d 525 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2012)

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