Opinion
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.
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.FRIEDMAN, J.P., RENWICK, RICHTER, MOSKOWITZ, KAPNICK, JJ., concur.