Legal Opinion

People v. Rodriguez

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

Decided December 29, 2009PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Defendant is not eligible to be resentenced under the 2004 Drug Law Reform Act (L 2004, ch 738, § 23). That act “was not intended to apply to those offenders who have served their term of imprisonment, have been released from prison to parole supervision, and whose parole is then violated, with a resulting period of incarceration” (People v Bagby, 11 Misc 3d 882, 887 [2006]; see also People v Mills, 11 NY3d 527, 537 [2008]). If defendant had not violated his parole conditions, he would not have been in the custody of the Department of Correctional Services when he moved to be resentenced, and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. MillsNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
  2. People v. BagbyNew York Supreme Court · 2006

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. OvertonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. PrattsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. People v. NievesNew York Supreme Court · 2010
  4. People v. FigueroaNew York Supreme Court · 2010
  5. People v. ChathamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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