Legal Opinion

People v. Sherwood

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

Decided April 11, 2006PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgments, Supreme Court, New York County (Rena K. Uviller, J.), rendered February 14, 2002, convicting defendant, upon his pleas of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third and fourth degrees, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 6 to 12 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was not entitled to specific performance of the court’s plea offer in which it had promised a sentence of 3 to 6 years. After considering the relevant sentencing factors, the court properly exercised its discretion in withdrawing that offer, *260notwithstanding…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. SchultzNew York Court of Appeals · 1988

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Barnwell v. BreslinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. People v. Brooks-SinghAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. Matter of Hussain v. LynchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023

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