Legal Opinion

People v. Franco

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

Decided October 7, 2008PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward J. McLaughlin, J.), entered on or about June 5, 2007, which denied defendant’s motion to be resentenced under the Drug Law Reform Act of 2004, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly recognized the degree of discretion it possessed (compare People v Arana, 32 AD3d 305 [2006]), and *320providently exercised it. There is no basis for disturbing the court’s determination that resentencing was not warranted, particularly in view of the serious aggravating factors surrounding the underlying crime (see e.g. People v Vasquez, 41 AD3d 111 [2007], lv dismissed…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. AranaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  2. People v. VasquezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. CastilloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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