Legal Opinion

People v. Diaz

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

Decided November 9, 1995PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Peters, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Otsego County (Ny*750dam, J.), rendered December 19, 1994, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

The sole issue raised on this appeal is whether County Court abused its discretion by denying defendant’s request for youthful offender status and by sentencing him as an adult to a period of incarceration of 1½ to 4½ years. The granting of youthful offender treatment rests entirely with the court’s discretion and depends upon the facts of each…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. CruickshankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  2. People v. Dawn Maria C.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. People v. BuckleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. People v. HayesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  5. People v. DuffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. ManonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. People v. MettlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. People v. KnowlesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  4. People v. AllenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. People v. BonillaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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