PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

Ind. No. 4354/03. Appeal No. 13316. Case No. 2015-02740.

192 A.D.3d 461 (2021)

139 N.Y.S.3d 823

2021 NY Slip Op 01364

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Matthew Williams, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided March 9, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet E. Sabel , The Legal Aid Society, New York ( Laura Lieberman Cohen of counsel), for appellant.

Darcel D. Clark , District Attorney, Bronx ( Diana J. Lewis of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Manzanet-Daniels, J.P., Kapnick, Kennedy, Shulman, JJ.


The court's assessment of 10 points for failure to accept responsibility was supported by clear and convincing evidence (see People v Ramos, 171 A.D.3d 483 [1st Dept 2019], lv denied 33 N.Y.3d 912 [2019]). The evidence supports the inference that defendant did not show a genuine acceptance of responsibility.

In any event, regardless of whether defendant's correct point score is 85, as found by the court, or...

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