People v. Cruz
Opinion
| People v Cruz |
| 2026 NY Slip Op 00587 |
| Decided on February 05, 2026 |
| Appellate Division, First Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. |
Decided and Entered: February 05, 2026
Before: Moulton, J.P., Friedman, Higgitt, Rosado, O'Neill Levy, JJ.
Ind No. 2294/18|Appeal No. 5734|Case No. 2020-01116|
v
Christian Cruz, Defendant-Appellant.
Jenay Nurse Guilford, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Ben A. Schatz of counsel), and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP, New York (Lilianna Rembar of counsel), for appellant.
Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Bridget White of counsel), for respondent.
An appeal having been taken to this Court by the above-named appellant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Ellen N. Biben, J.), rendered November 13, 2019,
Said appeal having been argued by counsel for the respective parties, due deliberation having been had thereon, and finding the sentence not excessive,
It is unanimously ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same is hereby affirmed.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.
ENTERED: February 5, 2026
Counsel for appellant is referred to
§ 606.5, Rules of the Appellate Division,
First Department.
Opinion
| People v Cruz |
| 2026 NY Slip Op 00587 |
| Decided on February 05, 2026 |
| Appellate Division, First Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. |
Decided and Entered: February 05, 2026
Before: Moulton, J.P., Friedman, Higgitt, Rosado, O'Neill Levy, JJ.
Ind No. 2294/18|Appeal No. 5734|Case No. 2020-01116|
v
Christian Cruz, Defendant-Appellant.
Jenay Nurse Guilford, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Ben A. Schatz of counsel), and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP, New York (Lilianna Rembar of counsel), for appellant.
Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Bridget White of counsel), for respondent.
An appeal having been taken to this Court by the above-named appellant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Ellen N. Biben, J.), rendered November 13, 2019,
Said appeal having been argued by counsel for the respective parties, due deliberation having been had thereon, and finding the sentence not excessive,
It is unanimously ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same is hereby affirmed.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.
ENTERED: February 5, 2026
Counsel for appellant is referred to § 606.5, Rules of the Appellate Division, First Department.
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