People v. Cruz ( 2017 )

People v Cruz (2017 NY Slip Op 03457)

People v Cruz

2017 NY Slip Op 03457

Decided on May 2, 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 May 2, 2017
Acosta, J.P., Mazzarelli, Manzanet-Daniels, Webber, JJ.

3876 3766/14

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

v

Thomas Cruz, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Darcel D. Clark, District Attorney, Bronx (Nancy D. Killian of counsel), for respondent.

An appeal having been taken to this Court by the above-named appellant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Ralph Fabrizio, J.), rendered April 29, 2016,

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: MAY 2, 2017

CLERK

Counsel for appellant is referred to

§ 606.5, Rules of the Appellate

Division, First Department.