People v. Castelan

People v Castelan (2022 NY Slip Op 06259) People v Castelan 2022 NY Slip Op 06259 Decided on November 9, 2022 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 November 9, 2022 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.P. REINALDO E. RIVERA JOSEPH J. MALTESE LARA J. GENOVESI, JJ. 2020-00246 (Ind. No. 155/19) [*1]The People of the State of New York, respondent, v Christian Castelan, appellant. Warren S. Hecht, Forest Hills, NY, for appellant. David M. Hoovler, District Attorney, Goshen, NY (Robert H. Middlemiss of counsel), for respondent. DECISION & ORDER Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the County Court, Orange County (Robert H. Freehill, J.), imposed December 4, 2019, upon his plea of guilty, on the ground that the sentence was excessive. ORDERED that the sentence is affirmed. The sentence imposed was not unduly harsh or severe (see CPL 470.15[6][b]; People v Thompson , 60 NY2d 513, 519). BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.P., RIVERA, MALTESE and GENOVESI, JJ., concur. ENTER: Maria T. Fasulo Clerk of the Court