People of State of New York, respondent, v. Herbert Bruno, appellant. (2026)

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

People of State of New York, respondent, v. Herbert Bruno, appellant.

2023–04453

Decided: April 15, 2026

ANGELA G. IANNACCI, J.P. DEBORAH A. DOWLING LOURDES M. VENTURA DONNA–MARIE E. GOLIA, JJ.

Patricia Pazner, New York, N.Y. (Sam Feldman of counsel), for appellant. Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove, Morgan J. Dennehy, and Daniel Berman of counsel), for respondent. The defendant was convicted, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted promoting prostitution in the second degree in connection with his conduct of serving as a driver for his codefendant and the 17–year–old complainant.  The codefendant arranged for the complainant to have sexual intercourse with men in exchange for money, with the defendant receiving a fee for providing transportation for the complainant and the codefendant.  Following a hearing pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) (see Correction Law art 6–C), the Supreme Court designated the defendant a level one sex offender.  The defendant appeals.