Legal Opinion

People v. Martinez

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

Decided June 11, 1992PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Harrigan, J.), rendered August 3, 1990, convicting defendant upon her plea of guilty of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree.

Defendant’s only contention on this appeal is that the prison sentence she received of five years to life upon her plea of guilty is harsh and excessive. In rejecting this argument, we note that the sentence was well within the statutory guidelines, that the plea was in full satisfaction of a six-count indictment and that the sentence was in accordance with the plea…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. MackeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  2. People v. BrandowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. People v. BauerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. MejiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. People v. Van NordstrandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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