Legal Opinion

People v. Battice

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

Decided October 29, 1984PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by defendant, as limited by his brief, from two sentences of the Supreme Court, Kings *1043County (Bernstein, J.), both imposed November 23, 1982, upon his conviction of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and burglary in the second degree, on his pleas of guilty, the sentences being concurrent terms of imprisonment of from 3 to 9 years.

Sentences affirmed.

Defendant’s contention that section 70.02 of the Penal Law, which mandates that a sentence of imprisonment be imposed upon a conviction for a violent felony offense, is unconstitutional because it fails to allow…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. CatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  2. People v. KeppleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  3. People v. CaverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  4. People v. BrabhamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. GreveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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