Opinion
2013-09064
03-15-2017
The People of the State of New York, respondent, v. Michael Shaw, appellant.
Seymour W. James, Jr., New York, NY (Allen Fallek of counsel), for appellant. Eric Gonzalez, Acting District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove, Ruth E. Ross, and John C. Carroll of counsel), for respondent.
ROBERT J. MILLER FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ. (Ind. No. 9363/12)
Seymour W. James, Jr., New York, NY (Allen Fallek of counsel), for appellant.
Eric Gonzalez, Acting District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove, Ruth E. Ross, and John C. Carroll of counsel), for respondent.
DECISION & ORDER
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Del Giudice, J.), rendered September 16, 2013, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and sentencing him to a determinate term of imprisonment of 10 years, to be followed by a period of 5 years of postrelease supervision.
ORDERED that the judgment is modified, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, by reducing the sentence imposed from a determinate term of imprisonment of 10 years, to be followed by a period of 5 years of postrelease supervision, to a determinate term of imprisonment of 7 years, to be followed by a period of 5 years of postrelease supervision; as so modified, the judgment is affirmed.
In fulfilling our responsibility to conduct an independent review of the weight of the evidence (see CPL 470.15[5]; People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349), we accord great deference to the jury's opportunity to view the witnesses, hear the testimony, and observe demeanor (see People v Mateo, 2 NY3d 383, 410; People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). Upon reviewing the record here, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Romero, 7 NY3d 633; People v Schouenborg, 42 AD3d 473, 473-474).
However, the sentence imposed was excessive to the extent indicated herein.
HALL, J.P., MILLER, CONNOLLY and BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ., concur. ENTER:
Aprilanne Agostino
Clerk of the Court