People v. Francis

Full title: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lawrence Francis, also…

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

Date published: May 7, 2015

128 A.D.3d 457 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015)

2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 3947

6 N.Y.S.3d 485

Opinion

15054 3413/11 3629/11

05-07-2015

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lawrence Francis, also known as Francis Lawrence, Defendant-Appellant.

Seymour W. James, Jr., The Legal Aid Society, New York (Eve Kessler of counsel), for appellant. Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney, Bronx (Ramandeep Singh of counsel), for respondent.

Friedman, J.P.

, Acosta, Richter, Gische, JJ.

Seymour W. James, Jr., The Legal Aid Society, New York (Eve Kessler of counsel), for appellant.

Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney, Bronx (Ramandeep Singh of counsel), for respondent.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Margaret Clancy, J. at plea; Ann M. Donnelly, J. at sentencing), rendered October 2, 2012, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of robbery in the first and third degrees, and sentencing him to an aggregate term of seven years, unanimously affirmed.

Although we do not find that defendant made a valid waiver of the right to appeal, we perceive no basis for reducing the sentence.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: MAY 7, 2015

CLERK