People v. Rice , 2020 NY Slip Op 821 ( 2020 )

People v Rice (2020 NY Slip Op 00821)

People v Rice

2020 NY Slip Op 00821

Decided on February 4, 2020

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 February 4, 2020
Friedman, J.P., Renwick, Manzanet-Daniels, Singh, González, JJ.

10941 5412/16

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

v

Melvin Rice, Defendant-Appellant.

Janet E. Sabel, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Heidi Bota of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Alan Gadlin 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 (Abraham Clott, J.), rendered April 7, 2019,

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: FEBRUARY 4, 2020

CLERK

Counsel for appellant is referred to

§ 606.5, Rules of the Appellate

Division, First Department.