People v. Melendez , 998 N.Y.S.2d 129 ( 2015 )

People v Melendez (2015 NY Slip Op 00293)

People v Melendez

2015 NY Slip Op 00293

Decided on January 8, 2015

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 on January 8, 2015
Sweeny, J.P., Andrias, Moskowitz, Richter, Clark, JJ.

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

v

Dennis Melendez, Defendant-Appellant.

Seymour W. James, Jr., The Legal Aid Society, New York (Eve Kessler of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Manu K. Balachandran of counsel), for respondent.

An appeal having been taken to this Court by the above-named appellant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Berkman, J.), rendered on or about October 3, 2012,

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.

ENTERED: JANUARY 8, 2015

CLERK

Counsel for appellant is referred to

§ 606.5, Rules of the Appellate

Division, First Department.