Legal Opinion
People v. Thompson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 15, 1983PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wachtler, J.
The primary question on this appeal is whether the rule requiring the trial court to afford the prosecutor an opportunity to withdraw consent to a plea when the Trial Judge finds the agreed-upon sentence excessive (People v Farrar, 52 NY2d 302), also applies to the Appellate Division and limits its statutory power to reduce an excessive sentence in the interest of justice (CPL 470.15, subds 2, 6, par [b]; 470.20, subd 6). In this case the Appellate Division modified the sentence as excessive but, finding the Farrar holding applicable, remitted to the trial…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. MilesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
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