People v. Gillespie

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Mathews, J.), rendered October 13, 2006, convicting defendant upon her plea of guilty of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree.

Having killed the victim with a gunshot to the head, defendant pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree and was sentenced in accordance with the plea agreement to 20 years in prison and five years of postrelease supervision. Defendant now appeals.

We reject defendant’s contention that her sentence was harsh and excessive. Given the brutal nature of the crime committed, along with the fact…