People v. Betancourt , 2017 NY Slip Op 418 ( 2017 )

People v Betancourt (2017 NY Slip Op 00418)

People v Betancourt

2017 NY Slip Op 00418

Decided on January 19, 2017

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 19, 2017
Friedman, J.P., Renwick, Richter, Moskowitz, Kapnick, JJ.

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

v

Dexter Betancourt, also known as Dester Bentancourt, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Brian R. Pouliot of counsel), for respondent.

Judgments, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles Solomon, J.), rendered May 16, 2014, unanimously affirmed.

Although we do not find that defendant made 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: JANUARY 19, 2017

CLERK