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People v Melo (2014 NY Slip Op 08564)

People v Melo

2014 NY Slip Op 08564

Decided on December 9, 2014

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 9, 2014
Sweeny, J.P., DeGrasse, Manzanet-Daniels, Feinman, Gische, JJ.

13705 3385/10

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

v

Carlos Melo, Defendant-Appellant.

Steven Banks, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Heidi Bota of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Grace Vee 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 August 17, 2011,

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: DECEMBER 9, 2014

CLERK

Counsel for appellant is referred to

§ 606.5, Rules of the Appellate

Division, First Department.