Summary
This is an uncorrected slip opinion from the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, decided on June 25, 2025. The appellant, Lameek Jones, appealed his criminal sentence imposed following a guilty plea, arguing that it was excessive. The court dismissed the appeal as academic because the defendant had already completed the imposed sentence. Consequently, the contention regarding the sentence's excessiveness was deemed moot.
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Practice areas
Questions Presented
- Whether the appeal is moot because the appellant has completed the imposed sentence
- Whether the sentence was excessive
Holdings
- The appeal is dismissed as academic because the appellant has completed the imposed sentence, rendering the challenge moot.
Key quotations
“ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed as academic.”
Factual background
The appellant pleaded guilty to a crime and received a sentence from the Supreme Court, Kings County on September 25, 2023, which he subsequently completed.
Procedural history
Defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced on September 25, 2023 by the Supreme Court, Kings County. He appealed the sentence as excessive, limited by his motion. The appellate division dismissed the appeal as academic because the sentence had been fully served.