People v Velez, 2023 NY Slip Op 02068 [215 AD3d 561]

April 20, 2023

Appellate Division, First Department

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Aaron Velez, Appellant.

Twyla Carter, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Richard Joselson of counsel), and DLA Piper LLP (US), New York (Jessica Park Wright of counsel), for appellant.

Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Molly Morgan 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 (Bonnie Wittner, J.), rendered July 23, 2015, 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. Concur—Oing, J.P., González, Shulman, Higgitt, JJ..