People v. McNair
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCardamons, J.
We are called upon to determine in these two appeals, which have been consolidated for this purpose, whether sentencing provisions of the Penal Law which mandate life sentences in cases of certain drug related convictions are unconstitutional as violating the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution and section 5 of article I of the New York State Constitution as constituting cruel and unusual punishment.
FACTS
In Mosely, the People appeal pursuant to CPL 450.20 (subd. 4) from a judgment (insofar as it imposed sentence) of the Monroe County Court which declared unconstitutional…
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