Legal Opinion
People v. Wright
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 5, 2012PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
The question presented is whether Penal Law § 70.25 (2) precludes the imposition of consecutive sentences for defendant’s convictions of murder in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. We hold that under the circumstances presented here, because the offense of possessing a gun with unlawful intent was only completed upon defendant’s commission of the ensuing substantive crime of shooting the victims, consecutive sentencing is prohibited.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. LaureanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. DayNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- People v. SalcedoNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
- People v. OkaforeNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by47 opinions
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