Legal Opinion

People v. Pierce

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

Decided December 11, 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

Defendant waived indictment and agreed to be prosecuted by a superior court information charging her with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and promoting prison contraband in the first degree. In satisfaction of these charges, she pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. Under the terms of the plea agreement, she was to be sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison. She was sentenced accordingly and now appeals.

Defendant contends that her sentence is harsh and excessive. We disagree. The record reveals that defendant has a history of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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