People v. Saveljevs

People v Saveljevs (2020 NY Slip Op 01194) People v Saveljevs 2020 NY Slip Op 01194 Decided on February 19, 2020 Appellate Division, Second 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 on February 19, 2020 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department MARK C. DILLON, J.P. LEONARD B. AUSTIN SHERI S. ROMAN SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX LINDA CHRISTOPHER, JJ. 2017-09406 (Ind. No. 7027/16) [*1]The People of the State of New York, respondent, v Aleksejs Saveljevs, appellant. Janet E. Sabel, New York, NY (Laura Lieberman Cohen of counsel), for appellant. Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove and Gamaliel Marrero of counsel; Luc B. Walkington on the brief), for respondent. DECISION & ORDER Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Martin P. Murphy, J.), rendered March 28, 2017, convicting him of robbery in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed. Although the defendant has served his sentence, the question of whether the sentence imposed should be reduced is not academic, because the sentence imposed has potential immigration consequences (see People v Juarez, 174 AD3d 822, 822; People v Broderick, 165 AD3d 972, 972; People v Ayala, 142 AD3d 1095, 1095). Considering all of the relevant circumstances of this case, we conclude that the sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80). DILLON, J.P., AUSTIN, ROMAN, HINDS-RADIX and CHRISTOPHER, JJ., concur. ENTER: Aprilanne Agostino Clerk of the Court