People v. Betancourt

Full title: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Dexter Betancourt…

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Date published: Jan 19, 2017

2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 418 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)

Opinion

4222/13 1195/13 2820A 1345/13 2820 2819

01-19-2017

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Dexter Betancourt, also known as Dester Bentancourt, Defendant-Appellant.

Seymour W. James, Jr., The Legal Aid Society, New York (Heidi Bota of counsel), for appellant. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Brian R. Pouliot of counsel), for respondent.

Friedman, J.P., Renwick, Richter, Moskowitz, Kapnick, JJ.

Seymour W. James, Jr., The Legal Aid Society, New York (Heidi Bota of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Brian R. Pouliot of counsel), for respondent.

Judgments, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles Solomon, J.), rendered May 16, 2014, unanimously affirmed.

Although we do not find that defendant made a valid waiver of the right to appeal, we perceive no basis for reducing the sentence.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: JANUARY 19, 2017

CLERK