Opinion
706 KA 13-01187
07-07-2017
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT v. ERIC A. MAGIN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
JEFFREY WICKS, PLLC, ROCHESTER (JEFFREY WICKS OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. SANDRA DOORLEY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ROCHESTER (NANCY GILLIGAN OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
PRESENT:
JEFFREY WICKS, PLLC, ROCHESTER (JEFFREY WICKS OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
SANDRA DOORLEY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ROCHESTER (NANCY GILLIGAN OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
Appeal from a judgment of the Monroe County Court (Vincent M. Dinolfo, J.), rendered April 11, 2013. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (12 counts).
It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of 12 counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (Penal Law § 170.25). County Court sentenced him as a persistent felony offender to concurrent indeterminate terms of imprisonment of 15 years to life.
We reject defendant's contention that the court abused its discretion in sentencing him as a persistent felony offender. We conclude "that defendant's history and character . . . and the nature and circumstances of his criminal conduct indicate that extended incarceration and life-time supervision will best serve the public interest" (Penal Law § 70.10 [2]; see People v Bastian, 83 AD3d 1468, 1470, lv denied 17 NY3d 813; People v Perry, 19 AD3d 619, 619, lv denied 5 NY3d 809, reconsideration denied 5 NY3d 855). We therefore further conclude that the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe.
Entered: July 7, 2017
Frances E. Cafarell
Clerk of the Court