People v. Palmateer

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Eidens, J.), rendered March 6, 2000, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree.

The sole issue raised by counsel for defendant is that defendant’s concurrent prison terms of 2Vs to 7 years for driving while intoxicated and lVs to 4 years for aggravated unlicensed operation constitute harsh and excessive sentences. We disagree. Defendant has a lengthy history of alcohol-related driving offenses and has been the…