Legal Opinion

People v. Sapienza

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

Decided January 5, 2012PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcCarthy, J.

*989Defendant’s sole contention is that the resentence is harsh and excessive. Based upon our review of the record, we disagree. Defendant engaged in a series of inappropriate sexual activities with each of the victims, beginning when they were only 13 and 16 years of age, over the course of several months. One such incident involved defendant’s use of force to compel one of the victims to perform oral sex. It is clear from the victim impact statements that defendant’s actions had a profound and devastating impact upon these young girls. In view of this, and in the absence of any mitigating…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
  2. People v. GregoryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. People v. WelchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. GreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. People v. FoulkesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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  4. People v. WardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. People v. PiznarskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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