People v. Vargas , 2019 NY Slip Op 8782 ( 2019 )

People v Vargas (2019 NY Slip Op 08782)

People v Vargas

2019 NY Slip Op 08782

Decided on December 5, 2019

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 December 5, 2019
Richter, J.P., Gische, Webber, Gesmer, JJ.

10509 1905/17

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

v

Joel Vargas, Defendant-Appellant.

Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Jody Ratner of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Rebecca Hausneer 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 (Melissa Jackson, J.), rendered November 21, 2017,

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.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER

OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: DECEMBER 5, 2019

CLERK

Counsel for appellant is referred to

§ 606.5, Rules of the Appellate

Division, First Department.