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People v. Matthews

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Apr 29, 1998
249 A.D.2d 963 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

April 29, 1998

(Appeal from Judgment of Cayuga County Court, Corning, J. — Criminal Sale Controlled Substance, 5th Degree.)

Present — Green, J.P., Lawton, Hayes, Pigott, Jr., and Balio, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: At the time defendant entered his plea of guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Penal Law § 220.31), the People agreed to recommend that he be sentenced to shock probation. After reviewing the presentence report, however, the District Attorney declined to make such a recommendation. Defendant rejected County Court's offer to allow him to withdraw his plea and proceed on the original charge, even after being advised that the court was inclined to impose an indeterminate term of incarceration of 2 1/3 to 7 years. Defendant did not request an adjournment to consider the court's offer and thus has failed to preserve for our review his present contention that the court erred in failing to adjourn the matter for that purpose (see, CPL 470.05). The court did not abuse its discretion in imposing the maximum possible sentence, which is not unduly harsh or severe.


Summaries of

People v. Matthews

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Apr 29, 1998
249 A.D.2d 963 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

People v. Matthews

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. TYRONE MATTHEWS…

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

Date published: Apr 29, 1998

Citations

249 A.D.2d 963 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
673 N.Y.S.2d 280

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