Legal Opinion

People v. Ruiz

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

Decided April 17, 1989Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Mclnerney, J.), rendered December 11, 1987, convicting her of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, upon her plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention the sentencing court’s imposition of a term of three years’ to life imprisonment, which was the statutory minimum sentence, did not constitute cruel and inhuman punishment under the circumstances of this case (see, People v Sanabria, 147 AD2d 509; People v Buffa,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BuckmasterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  2. People v. BuffaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. People v. SanabriaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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