Legal Opinion

People v. Boone

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

Decided April 12, 1990PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Daniel P. FitzGerald, J.), rendered on April 14, 1989, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted murder in the second degree and sentencing defendant to an indeterminate prison term of from 6 to 18 years, unanimously affirmed.

We are unpersuaded that the sentence imposed was unduly harsh or severe. Taking into account, "among other things, the crime charged, the particular circumstances of the individual before the court and the purpose of a penal sanction”, we perceive no abuse of discretion warranting a reduction in sentence.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. FarrarNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. FelmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023

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