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People v. Barry

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 20, 1990
159 A.D.2d 353 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

March 20, 1990

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Berkman, J.).


The defendant entered a theatre and stole a typewriter. The court promised the defendant a sentence of no more than one year if he had no out-of-State record. Subsequently, it was determined that the defendant had prior felony convictions, and the court withdrew its conditional promise of no more than one year.

The sentencing court imposed a sentence within the limits for the crime committed (Penal Law § 70.06 [d]). Moreover, the court considered the conditional promise but imposed a greater sentence in view of defendant's predicate felon status. This was within the sound discretion of the court (People v Junco, 43 A.D.2d 266, affd 35 N.Y.2d 419, cert denied 421 U.S. 951).

Additionally, Criminal Term had no obligation to adjourn the sentencing since the defendant did not allege any constitutional infirmities in the prior conviction (CPL 400.21, [6]). A predicate conviction arising out of a guilty plea is not defective merely because a Judge failed to enumerate all the rights to which a defendant is entitled (People v Moore, 130 A.D.2d 375).

Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Rosenberger, Asch, Ellerin and Smith, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Barry

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 20, 1990
159 A.D.2d 353 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

People v. Barry

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. THEODORE R. BARRY…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Mar 20, 1990

Citations

159 A.D.2d 353 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
553 N.Y.S.2d 1

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