<div>People v Nicholas - 2026 NY Slip Op 03120

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<nav> <ol> <li>Home</li> <li>All Court Decisions</li> <li>Decisions</li> </ol> </nav> <div> <div> <h1>People v Nicholas</h1> <p>2026 NY Slip Op 03120</p> <p>May 19, 2026</p> <p>Appellate Division, First Department</p> <p>Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.</p> <p>This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.</p> </div> <div> <p>The People of the State of New York, Respondent,</p> <p>v</p> <p>Matthew Nicholas, Appellant.</p> </div> <p>Decided and Entered: May 19, 2026</p> <p>Ind. No. 73555/24|Appeal No. 6662|Case No. 2025-02648|</p> <p>Before: Moulton, J.P., Scarpulla, Kapnick, Shulman, Michael, JJ. </p> <div> <p>Jenay Nurse Guilford, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (David J. Klem of counsel), for appellant.</p> <p>Darcel D. Clark, District Attorney, Bronx (David Hallengren of counsel), for respondent.</p> </div> <span>[*1]</span> <p>An appeal having been taken to this Court by the above-named appellant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Connie Morales, J.), rendered April 14, 2025,</p> <p>Said appeal having been argued by counsel for the respective parties, due deliberation having been had thereon, and finding the sentence not excessive,</p> <p>It is unanimously ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same is hereby affirmed.</p> <p>THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.</p> <p>ENTERED: May 19, 2026</p> <p>Counsel for appellant is referred to § 606.5, Rules of the Appellate Division, First Department.</p> </div>

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