Legal Opinion

People v. Rivera

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

Decided May 10, 2011PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kron, J.), dated May 25, 2010, which denied, without a hearing, his motion to be resentenced pursuant to CPL 440.46 on his conviction of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, which sentence was originally imposed, upon his plea of guilty, on March 1, 2005.

Ordered that the order is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in denying his motion for *981resentencing on substantial justice grounds. The defendant has an extensive criminal…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. FloresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. People v. SandersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. People v. ColonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  4. People v. CurryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. People v. StampsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. HickmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. FranklinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. People v. KarimAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. People v. GonzalezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. People v. PetersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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