Legal Opinion
People v. Norris
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 13, 2011PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*789Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Drug Law Reform Act of 2009 (hereinafter the 2009 DLRA), codified in CPL 440.46, does not authorize the Supreme Court to alter the sentences for multiple felony drug convictions, originally imposed to run consecutively to each other, such that they run concurrently with each other (see People v Acevedo, 14 NY3d 828, 830-831 [2010]; People v Vaughan, 62 AD3d 122, 128-129 [2009]). Accordingly, the Supreme Court correctly determined that it had no authority to direct that the proposed resentencing, pursuant to the 2009 DLRA, of the three felony drug…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. OvertonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. VaughanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- People v. AcevedoNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
- People v. NewtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. NorrisNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
- People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012