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People v. Clarke

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 30, 1995
211 A.D.2d 807 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

January 30, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Eng, J.).


Ordered that the sentence imposed under Indictment No. 12129/92 and the amended sentence imposed under Superior Court Information No. 10517/90 are affirmed; and it is further,

Ordered that the amended sentence imposed under Indictment No. 10250/91 is vacated, on the law.

The People concede that the amended sentence imposed under Indictment No. 10250/91 must be vacated because the defendant did not plead guilty to a violation of probation in connection with that indictment, and, therefore, there was no basis for amendment of the sentence originally imposed.

With respect to the enhanced sentences imposed under Indictment No. 12129/92 and Superior Court Information No. 10517/90, as a result of the defendant's failure to appear for the scheduled sentencing date, we find that the defendant's waiver of his right to appeal should not be enforced since the waiver was conditioned on the premise that the sentences which would ultimately be imposed would be the promised sentences (see, People v. Prescott, 196 A.D.2d 599).

We have examined the defendant's contention that the sentence and amended sentence imposed under Indictment No. 12129/92 and Superior Court Information No. 10517/90, respectively, are excessive and find it to be without merit (see, People v Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80). The defendant failed to comply with a condition of his plea agreement. Therefore, the court was not bound by its original sentencing promise and was free to impose enhanced sentences (see, People v. Thorpe, 189 A.D.2d 903; People v. Johnson, 177 A.D.2d 651). The enhanced sentences imposed were less than the maximum sentences and were not excessive. Mangano, P.J., Bracken, Lawrence, Altman and Friedmann, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Clarke

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 30, 1995
211 A.D.2d 807 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

People v. Clarke

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. PATRICK CLARKE…

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

Date published: Jan 30, 1995

Citations

211 A.D.2d 807 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
621 N.Y.S.2d 921

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