People v. Wager

Defendant was originally convicted, after a jury trial, of the crimes of coercion in the first degree and attempted kidnapping in the second degree, and sentenced as a persistent felony offender to a term of incarceration of 15 years to life. On appeal, this Court held that the facts adduced at trial supported only a finding that defendant had perpetrated the crime of attempted coercion in the first degree, and the judgment of conviction was modified accordingly (199 AD2d 642, lv denied 83 NY2d 811). Upon resentencing, the same sentence was again imposed and defendant now appeals, arguing…