Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Antonio Ortiz, Jr., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-09-29
Citations: 153 A.D.3d 1618
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Antonio Ortiz, Jr., Appellant.
Judges: Present — Centra, J.P., Carni, Lindley, Troutman and Winslow, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 153
Pages: 1618–1618

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Antonio Ortiz, Jr., Appellant.
[60 NYS3d 891]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the Monroe County Court (John L. DeMarco, J.), rendered January 22, 2014. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of murder in the second degree.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]), defendant contends that County Court erred in failing to charge the jury on the defense of mistake of fact (see § 15.20 [1] [a]). Defendant failed to preserve that contention for our review (see People v Streeter, 21 AD3d 1291, 1291-1292 [2005], lv denied 6 NY3d 898 [2006]), and we decline to exercise our power to address it as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (see CPL 470.15 [6] [a]). Contrary to defendant's further contention, the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe.
Present — Centra, J.P., Carni, Lindley, Troutman and Winslow, JJ.