People v Sandino
2022 NY Slip Op 06175 [210 AD3d 439]
November 3, 2022
Appellate Division, First Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
As corrected through Wednesday, January 4, 2023


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 The People of the State of New York, Respondent,
v
John Sandino, Appellant.

Justine M. Luongo, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Heidi Bota of counsel), for appellant.

Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Alan Gadlin of counsel), for respondent.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ann E. Scherzer, J), rendered September 7, 2018, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of two years, unanimously modified, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, to the extent of vacating the surcharge and fees imposed at sentencing, and otherwise affirmed.

Based on our interest of justice powers and the People's consent, we vacate the surcharge and fees imposed at sentencing (see People v Chirinos, 190 AD3d 434 [1st Dept 2021]). Concur—Acosta, P.J., Kapnick, Mazzarelli, González, Rodriguez, JJ.