| People v Acosta |
| 2018 NY Slip Op 01169 [158 AD3d 550] |
| February 20, 2018 |
| Appellate Division, First Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| The People of the State of New York,
Respondent, v Jesus Acosta, Appellant. |
Seymour W. James, Jr., The Legal Aid Society, New York (Robin V. Richardson of counsel), for appellant.
Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (John T. Hughes of counsel), for respondent.
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bonnie G. Wittner, J.), rendered February 18, 2016, unanimously affirmed.
Although we find that defendant did not make a valid waiver of the right to appeal, we perceive no basis for reducing the sentence. Concur—Renwick, J.P., Richter, Manzanet-Daniels, Andrias, Gesmer, JJ.