Legal Opinion

People v. Benson

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

Decided October 15, 1996PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his brief, from so much of a sentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Giaccio, J.), imposed February 14, 1995, as, upon his conviction of burglary in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, imposed a mandatory surcharge.

Ordered that the sentence is affirmed insofar as appealed from.

The defendant challenged the court’s refusal to waive the mandatory surcharge imposed as a condition of his sentence. It is well settled that such challenges are premature at the time of sentencing, since the defendant may earn funds while incarcerated from which to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. West, New York County Courts1984
  2. People v. VelezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. HopkinsNew York Supreme Court · 2000

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