People v. Perez

Orders, Supreme Court, New York County (Laura A. Ward, J.), entered on or about April 9, 2008 and April 23, 2010, each of which denied defendant’s respective motions for resentencing pursuant to the Drug Law Reform Act of 2004 (L 2004, ch 738), unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in determining that substantial justice dictated that defendant’s resentencing application should be denied (L 2004, ch 738, § 23; People v Sosa, 18 NY3d 436, 443 [2012]). The court did not place excessive emphasis on the fact that defendant absconded before trial and remained a fugitive…