Legal Opinion

People v. Brown

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

Decided September 19, 1991Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Sullivan County (Hanofee, J.), rendered June 29, 1987, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of burglary in the first degree.

Contrary to defendant’s contention, we find no reason to exercise our discretion to reduce his sentence in the interest of justice. His sentence to a prison term of 2 to 6 years was the most lenient sentence County Court could have imposed (Penal Law § 70.02 [3] [a]; [4]). He was convicted after a jury *407trial of a class B violent felony and we find no abuse of discretion or extenuating circumstances which would…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. TorreyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. People v. NeerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. People v. GormanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  5. People v. BrooksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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