Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Hector Morales, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2013-03-21
Citations: 104 A.D.3d 560
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Hector Morales, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 104
Pages: 560–560

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Hector Morales, Appellant.
[960 NYS2d 646]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Troy K. Webber, J.), rendered November 7, 2011, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 25 years, with five years' postrelease supervision, unanimously modified, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, to the extent of reducing the prison term to 20 years, and otherwise affirmed.
The record is insufficient to establish a valid waiver of defendant's right to appeal. We find the sentence excessive to the extent indicated. Concur — Tom, J.P, Mazzarelli, Saxe, Moskowitz and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.