Summary
This is an uncorrected slip opinion from the Appellate Division, First Department of New York, decided on October 2, 2025. The defendant-appellant appealed a July 2022 judgment from the Supreme Court, New York County, challenging his sentence as excessive. After argument, the court unanimously found the sentence not excessive and affirmed the lower court's judgment.
Court
Appellate Division, First Department
Writing for the Court
Manzanet-Daniels, J.P.; Friedman, J.; Pitt-Burke, J.; Rosado, J.; Chan, J.J.
Jurisdiction
New York
Decision date
October 2, 2025
Docket number
Ind No. 1138/21; Appeal No. 4802; Case No. 2022-03304
Procedural posture
Appeal from judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County
Precedential value
published
Parties
Agusto Scott v. People of the State of New York
Disposition
affirmed
Topics
sentencingappellate procedurecriminal procedure
Practice areas
criminal procedure
Questions Presented
- Whether the sentence imposed on Agusto Scott was excessive under New York law.
Holdings
- The sentence was not excessive; the judgment of the Supreme Court is affirmed.
Key quotations
“It is unanimously ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same is hereby affirmed.”
Factual background
The People prosecuted Agusto Scott for criminal conduct and imposed a sentence that the appellant claimed was excessive.
Procedural history
The appellant appealed a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County rendered July 7, 2022, challenging the sentence imposed.
Court Document
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