Legal Opinion

People v. Flores

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

Decided April 29, 2008PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lott, J.), dated July 18, 2006, which, after a hearing, denied his application to be resentenced pursuant to the Drug Law Reform Act of 2005 (L 2005, ch 643).

Ordered that the order is affirmed.

The Drug Law Reform Act of 2004 (L 2004, ch 738; hereinafter the 2004 DLRA) established a new sentencing structure for laws which were enacted in 1973 and were commonly referred to as the Rockefeller Drug Laws. The 2004 DLRA was effective January 13, 2005, and was to be applied prospectively (L 2004, ch 738, § 41 [d-1]). A…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. SandersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. People v. VegaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. People v. RiversAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. People v. QuinonesNew York Supreme Court · 2005
  5. People v. AlvaradoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. People v. OvertonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. ColonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. People v. WinfieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  4. People v. WitkowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. People v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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