Legal Opinion

People v. Brown

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 18, 1984PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Danaher, Jr., J.), rendered January 9,1984, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of two counts of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree.

On this appeal, defendant contends, first, that the sentence imposed was unduly harsh and excessive and, second, that the imposition of a mandatory surcharge was violative of his constitutional equal protection rights for the reason that he was indigent. The first contention is apparently bottomed on the fact that, in spite of his assurance of complete…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. FarrarNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  3. People v. DodsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. CarltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  2. People v. GibsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. People v. LawrenceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. People v. SchweitzerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

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