Legal Opinion
People v. Insignares
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 1983PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jerome Hornblass, J.
The following constitutes the opinion, decision and order of the court.
The defendant was convicted of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree, a class A-II felony, on January 31, 1983. In the ordinary course of events the court would have no alternative but to impose a statutory mandatory sentence of imprisonment of not less than three years to life. However, due to the nature of the events that transpired subsequent to the conviction, the court finds the interests of justice would best be served by granting the defendant’s motion…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- People v. ClaytonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Johnson v. HornblassAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Penn v. OliverDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1972
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. InsignaresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. BedellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994