Legal Opinion

People v. Snipes

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

Decided December 11, 2012Published

1Opinion of the Court

*473The court erred in granting defendant’s motion to set aside his sentence on the ground that his adjudication as a persistent violent felony offender was unlawful. “There is nothing in the Penal Law to indicate that a resentencing necessarily resets the controlling sentencing date for purposes of sequentiality” (People v Davis, 93 AD3d 524, 524 [1st Dept 2012], lv denied 19 NY3d 995 [2012]). This Court, citing People v Acevedo (17 NY3d 297 [2011]), has held that where a defendant’s resentencing was at the behest of the Division of Parole for purpose of imposing a period of postrelease…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
  2. People v. AcevedoNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
  3. People v. BoyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. People v. SandersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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