Legal Opinion
People v. Sosa
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 14, 2012No. 31PublishedCited by 52 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Lippman.
Under the Drug Law Reform Act of 2009 (L 2009, ch 56 [codified in relevant part at CPL 440.46] [hereinafter DLRA-3]), certain defendants serving indeterminate sentences imposed pursuant to the now repealed Rockefeller Drug Laws for class B drug felonies may apply for resentencing. The acknowledged purpose of this remedial legislation is to afford relief to low-level, non-violent drug offenders originally sentenced under a scheme that often mandated “ ‘inordinately harsh punishment’ ” (see People v Paulin, 17 NY3d 238, 244 [2011], quoting Assembly…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. PaulinNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
- People v. HillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. SosaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. LashleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. CagleNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Betty L. Kimmel v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2017
- The People v. Ally GoloNew York Court of Appeals · 2015
- The People v. Jarrod BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 2015
- The People v. Earl ColemanNew York Court of Appeals · 2014
- People v. PomalesNew York Supreme Court · 2012
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