Legal Opinion

People v. Alvarado

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

Decided February 26, 2008PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Daniel E FitzGerald, J), entered on or about March 16, 2006, which denied defendant’s motion to be resentenced pursuant to the 2004 Drug Law Reform Act (DLRA), unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s argument that the provision of the DLRA which permits a court to deny a resentencing application if substantial justice so dictates violates Apprendi v New Jersey (530 US 466 [2000]) is unavailing (People v Alea, 46 AD3d 398 [2007]).

The court providently exercised its discretion in denying resentencing (see id.), in view of the seriousness of defendant’s *330drug…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. People v. AleaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. FloresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. People v. StampsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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