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Appellate Division, First Department · October 22, 2026 · 2026 NY Slip Op 06209

People v Rodriguez

Read the official decision: 2026 NY Slip Op 06209

Holding The court affirmed the convictions and sentences, finding that the defendant’s valid waiver of the right to appeal foreclosed review of his challenges to the search warrant and excessive sentence. However, the court exercised its discretion in the interest of justice to vacate the surcharge and fees imposed at sentencing.

The court’s words

Defendant made a valid waiver of his right to appeal

2026 NY Slip Op 06209, at the official text

we are satisfied that there was probable cause to issue the warrant

2026 NY Slip Op 06209, at the official text

we vacate the surcharge and fees imposed on defendant at sentencing

2026 NY Slip Op 06209, at the official text
CourtAppellate Division, First Department
DecidedOctober 22, 2026
Citation2026 NY Slip Op 06209
Area of lawCriminal Law
WeekWeek ending October 24, 2026
Official textOfficial decision: 2026 NY Slip Op 06209
Publication statusSlip opinions are uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.
Source feedNew York slip opinion page
Law Watch record id1469
Related recordsPeople v Rodriguez, 2026 NY Slip Op 06391; People v Rodriguez, 2026 NY Slip Op 05558; People v Rodriguez, 2026 NY Slip Op 51524[U]

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ESQ HQ, New York Law Watch, People v Rodriguez, 2026 NY Slip Op 06209 (Appellate Division, First Department, October 22, 2026), https://esqhq.com/decisions/2026-ny-slip-op-06209/

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Published October 22, 2026. Updated October 22, 2026.