Legal Opinion

People v. Thomas

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

Decided May 21, 2014Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his brief, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Gary, J.), imposed August 2, 2012, upon *972his conviction of manslaughter in the second degree, upon a jury verdict.

Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the prosecutor made improper remarks during sentencing is unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]) and, in any event, without merit. Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the sentencing court properly considered the objectives of sentencing and the court’s comments “ ‘merely reflect the fact that…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. People v. JamesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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