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People v. Fields

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 24, 1979
71 A.D.2d 1006 (N.Y. App. Div. 1979)

Opinion

September 24, 1979


Appeal by defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Kings County, imposed July 5, 1977, upon his conviction of manslaughter in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, the sentence being a term of imprisonment with a minimum of 7 years and a maximum of 21 years. Sentence modified, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, by reducing it to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 0 to 20 years. As so modified, sentence affirmed. The sentence was excessive to the extent indicated herein. Gulotta, J.P., Shapiro, Cohalan and Margett, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Fields

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Sep 24, 1979
71 A.D.2d 1006 (N.Y. App. Div. 1979)
Case details for

People v. Fields

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. HENRY FIELDS, Appellant

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

Date published: Sep 24, 1979

Citations

71 A.D.2d 1006 (N.Y. App. Div. 1979)