Legal Opinion

People v. Gonzalez

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

Decided August 11, 1997PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kreindler, J.), rendered April 13, 1995, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contentions, the court properly considered the defendant’s prior arrest in sentencing him. It *307was within the court’s discretion to consider the defendant’s prior criminal history, including crimes for which he has…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. People v. OutleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. People v. ShapiroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  5. People v. VillanuevaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. WhiteheadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. People v. MasonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. People v. NashAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. People v. BejaranoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. People v. TorresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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