| People v Rivera |
| 2018 NY Slip Op 06973 [165 AD3d 514] |
| October 18, 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 Angel Rivera, Appellant. |
Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Alexandra Ferlise of counsel), for appellant.
Darcel D. Clark, District Attorney, Bronx (Kyle R. Silverstein of counsel), for respondent.
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Alvin Yearwood, J.), rendered October 20, 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—Sweeny, J.P., Gische, Mazzarelli, Webber, Kahn, JJ.