Legal Opinion

People v. Rodriguez

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

Decided April 3, 2000Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (George, J.), rendered September 30, 1997, convicting him of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We reject the defendant’s contention that there was an unreasonable delay in sentencing which deprived the Supreme Court of jurisdiction (see, People v Brown, 252 AD2d 592; see generally, CPL 380.30 [1]; People v Drake, 61 NY2d 359).

The defendant’s sentence was not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. DrakeNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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