Legal Opinion

People v. Dixon

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

Decided December 20, 1989PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed and matter remitted to Supreme Court, Erie County, for further proceedings, in accordance with the following memorandum: The People concede that defendant’s sentence on the first count of offering a false instrument for filing was unlawful because the sentence of probation must run concurrently with the four-month imprisonment term (see, Penal Law §60.01 [2] [d]). We modify the judgment to vacate the sentence and remit this matter for resentencing.

The People further concede that the sentencing court erred in failing to fix the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. WatkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  2. People v. BurfieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. DurhamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. People v. DurhamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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