People v. Tasber

Appeal from a *543judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Mathews, J.), rendered January 22, 1999, convicting defendant upon her plea of guilty of the crime of conspiracy in the second degree.

Pursuant to a negotiated plea bargain, defendant pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy in the second degree. In doing so, defendant admitted attempting to hire a “hit man” to murder her husband. Sentenced to a prison term of 3 to 9 years in prison she now argues on appeal that this sentence was harsh and excessive, principally due to her troubled childhood, emotional problems and concern over…