Legal Opinion

People v. DeFalco

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

Decided April 17, 1989Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant, as limited by his brief, from a sentence of the County Court, Suffolk County (Vaughn, J.), imposed November 17, 1986, upon his conviction of burglary in the second degree, after a plea of guilty, the sentence being 4 to 8 years’ imprisonment.

Ordered that the sentence is affirmed.

The defendant’s sole argument on appeal is that the sentence imposed constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of constitutional proscriptions (NY Const, art I, § 5; US Const 8th Amend). "[Ojrdinarily a sentence that is within statutory limits does not constitute cruel and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. AlbanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  2. People v. MedinaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. People v. RobertsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. Murphy v. MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

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