People v. Hambley

Appeal by defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the County Court, Suffolk County (Copertino, J.), imposed January 6, 1982 on his conviction of manslaughter in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, the sentence being an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 8Vs to 25 years. Sentence reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and matter remitted to the County Court, Suffolk County, for further proceedings consistent herewith. In our view, the sentence was excessive and should be reduced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 5 to 15 years.…