Criminal Law · MBE-tested
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lawrence Francis, Also Known as Francis Lawrence, Appellant
128 A.D.3d 4576 N.Y.S.3d 485·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·2015·NY
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Opinion
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lawrence Francis, Also Known as Francis Lawrence, Appellant.
[6 NYS3d 485]
[MAJORITY]
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. Concur — Friedman, J.P., Acosta, Richter and Gische, JJ.