People v Valentin, 2023 NY Slip Op 00246 [212 AD3d 514]

January 19, 2023

Appellate Division, First Department

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v

Sam Valentin, Appellant.

Twyla Carter, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Mark D. Lee of counsel), and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York (Mark D. Lee of counsel), for appellant.

Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Rachel Bond 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 (Ellen N. Biben, J.), rendered July 10, 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. Concur—Renwick, J.P., Webber, Moulton, González, Rodriguez, JJ..