Legal Opinion

People v. Fair

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

Decided October 31, 2006PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Steven L. Barrett, J.), rendered February 20, 2004, convicting defendant, upon a plea of guilty, of sodomy in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 3 to 9 years, affirmed.

Defendant made a valid waiver of his right to appeal. Were we to find otherwise, we could nevertheless affirm. Defendant seeks a reduction in the bargained-for and imposed sentence “in the interest of justice.” “Ordinarily . . . where defendant effects a plea bargain and receives the precise sentence that was promised, he should not later be heard to complain that he…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. People v. DelgadoNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. People v. ChambersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  5. People v. HigginsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. People v. MarshallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. People v. PaulinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2024
  3. People v. WattAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  4. People v. WattAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  5. People v. Abreu (Jesus)Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2017

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