Legal Opinion

People v. Ward

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

Decided July 25, 2006Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Loehr, J.), rendered September 12, 2005, convicting her of assault in the second degree, upon her plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the sentence imposed violated the federal and state constitutional proscriptions against cruel and unusual punishment is unpreserved for appellate review (see People v Rosario, 22 AD3d 871 [2005]; People v Brathwaite, 263 AD2d 89, 90-91 [2000]). In any event, the contention is without merit (see People v…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. BroadieNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. People v. ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. People v. BrathwaiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. People v. RosarioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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