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People v. Cruz

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 27, 1997
237 A.D.2d 218 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

March 27, 1997.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Elbert Hinkson, J.), rendered June 14, 1995, convicting defendant, upon his guilty plea, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 21/3 to 7 years, unanimously affirmed.

Before: Murphy, P.J., Sullivan, Milonas and Tom, JJ.


The court properly enhanced defendant's promised sentence where defendant violated the conditions of the plea. Defendant's current contention that, having never warned defendant of the possibility of an enhanced sentence, the court was obligated to offer him the opportunity to withdraw the plea, is unpreserved and without merit ( People v Berdecia, 223 AD2d 444). Moreover, an enhanced sentence, with no option to withdraw the plea, was independently justified by the fact that defendant obtained a favorable plea bargain through the use of false pedigree information ( see, People v Costello, 231 AD2d 446). We perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion.


Summaries of

People v. Cruz

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 27, 1997
237 A.D.2d 218 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

People v. Cruz

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ALEX CRUZ, Appellant

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

Date published: Mar 27, 1997

Citations

237 A.D.2d 218 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
655 N.Y.S.2d 763

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