Facts
- Jose Santiago was convicted and sentenced by the Supreme Court, Bronx County on April 12, 2023 [lines="17"].
- Santiago filed an appeal against the judgment rendered in his case [lines="17"].
- The appeal was argued by counsel for both the appellant and the respondent [lines="18"].
- The court conducted a deliberation on the appeal and determined that the sentence was not excessive [lines="18"].
- The judgment from the trial court was subsequently affirmed by the Appellate Division [lines="19"].
Issues
- Whether the sentencing of Jose Santiago by the Supreme Court, Bronx County was excessive [lines="18"].
Holdings
- The Appellate Division affirmed the trial court's judgment, concluding that the sentence was not excessive [lines="18-19"].
OPINION
| People v Santiago |
| 2024 NY Slip Op 05035 |
| Decided on October 10, 2024 |
| Appellate Division, First Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. |
Decided and Entered: October 10, 2024
Before: Kern, J.P., Oing, Kennedy, Higgitt, Michael, JJ.
Ind. No. 1302/18 Appeal No. 2782 Case No. 2023-02117
v
Jose Santiago, Defendant-Appellant.
Jenay Nurse Guilford, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Abigail Everett of counsel), for appellant.
Darcel D. Clark, District Attorney, Bronx (Andrew John Loizides of counsel), for respondent.
An appeal having been taken to this Court by the above-named appellant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Judith S. Lieb, J.), rendered April 12, 2023,
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.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.
ENTERED: October 10, 2024
Counsel for appellant is referred to § 606.5, Rules of the Appellate Division, First Department.