People v. Lezama

2026 NY Slip Op 00533
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided February 4, 2026·No. Ind. No. 73356/23·Published

Opinion

People v Lezama (2026 NY Slip Op 00533)
People v Lezama
2026 NY Slip Op 00533
Decided on February 4, 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 February 4, 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.

2024-02795
(Ind. No. 73356/23)

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

v

Andres Lezama, appellant.


Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Tammy E. Linn of counsel; Clisha D'Souza on the memorandum), for appellant.

Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Johnnette Traill and Christopher Blira-Koessler of counsel; Miguel A. Dominguez on the memorandum), for respondent.



DECISION & ORDER

Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Leigh K. Cheng, J.), imposed April 1, 2024, upon his plea of guilty, on the ground that the sentence was excessive.

ORDERED that the sentence is affirmed.

The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte , 90 AD2d 80).

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

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court



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