Summary
The New York Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously affirmed a Supreme Court, New York County judgment in a criminal case involving Terrell Williams. The court concluded that the sentence was not excessive.
Court
Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Department
Writing for the Court
Moulton, J.P.; Scarpulla, J.; Kapnick, J.; Shulman, J.; Michael, J.
Jurisdiction
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
Decision date
May 19, 2026
Docket number
Ind. No. 74898/23; Appeal No. 6664; Case No. 2025-01312
Procedural posture
Defendant appealed from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, entered February 6, 2025. The Appellate Division reviewed the sentence and affirmed.
Standard of review
The court reviewed whether the sentence was excessive.
Precedential value
Published opinion; the official text states that it is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.
Parties
Terrell Williams v. The People of the State of New York
Disposition
affirmed
Topics
sentencingappellate procedurecriminal procedure
Practice areas
criminal lawappellate practicesentencing
Questions Presented
- Whether the sentence imposed by Supreme Court, New York County, was excessive.
Holdings
- The sentence was not excessive.
Key quotations
“Said appeal having been argued by counsel for the respective parties, due deliberation having been had thereon, and finding the sentence not excessive, It is unanimously ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same is hereby affirmed.” ([*1])
Factual background
The opinion provides no substantive factual account of the underlying offense. The appeal concerned the sentence imposed in the judgment rendered by Supreme Court, New York County, on February 6, 2025.
Procedural history
Terrell Williams appealed a judgment rendered by the Supreme Court, New York County, on February 6, 2025. The First Department found the sentence not excessive and unanimously affirmed the judgment.
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