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People v. Delacruz

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Feb 1, 2023
180 N.Y.S.3d 916 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)

Opinion

2020–00242 Ind. No. 6159/18

02-01-2023

The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Juan DELACRUZ, appellant.

Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (David Fitzmaurice of counsel), for appellant. Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove, Julian Joiris, and Sawyer White of counsel), for respondent.


Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (David Fitzmaurice of counsel), for appellant.

Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove, Julian Joiris, and Sawyer White of counsel), for respondent.

MARK C. DILLON, J.P., LINDA CHRISTOPHER, WILLIAM G. FORD, JANICE A. TAYLOR, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Barry E. Warhit, J.), rendered December 4, 2019, convicting him of attempted burglary in the second degree and stalking in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that his sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment is unpreserved for appellate review (see People v. Pena, 28 N.Y.3d 727, 730, 49 N.Y.S.3d 342, 71 N.E.3d 930 ; People v. Rolling, 186 A.D.3d 1264, 1265, 127 N.Y.S.3d 874 ). In any event, his sentence is constitutional (see People v. Rolling, 186 A.D.3d at 1265, 127 N.Y.S.3d 874 ; People v. Parsley, 150 A.D.3d 894, 896, 55 N.Y.S.3d 267 ).

The defendant validly waived his right to appeal (see People v. Lopez, 6 N.Y.3d 248, 811 N.Y.S.2d 623, 844 N.E.2d 1145 ; People v. Williams, 203 A.D.3d 850, 851, 160 N.Y.S.3d 899 ). His valid waiver of his right to appeal precludes review of his excessive sentence claim (see People v. Batista, 167 A.D.3d 69, 75, 86 N.Y.S.3d 492 ).

DILLON, J.P., CHRISTOPHER, FORD and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Delacruz

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Feb 1, 2023
180 N.Y.S.3d 916 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)
Case details for

People v. Delacruz

Case Details

Full title:The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Juan DELACRUZ, appellant.

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

Date published: Feb 1, 2023

Citations

180 N.Y.S.3d 916 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)

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