Legal Opinion
People v. Rivers
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 27, 2007PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarpinello, J.
Appeal from an order of the County Court of Schenectady County (Drago, J.), rendered June 29, 2006, which denied defendant’s application to be resentenced under the Drug Law Reform Act of 2004.
In 1989, defendant was convicted after a jury trial of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. His conviction and sentence were affirmed by this Court on appeal (169 AD2d 883 [1991], lv denied 77 NY2d 999 [1991]). In April 2005, he made an application to be resentenced under the Drug Law Reform Act of 2004 (L 2004, ch 738…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. VasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. SalcedoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. RiversAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
3Cited by14 opinions
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- People v. La PorteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- People v. PetersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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