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People v. McFarland

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 10, 1974
46 A.D.2d 616 (N.Y. App. Div. 1974)

Opinion

October 10, 1974


Judgment rendered in Supreme Court, New York County, on February 8, 1973, insofar as it imposes sentence, unanimously reversed on the law, and the case remanded to the Criminal Term of the Supreme Court, New York County, for resentencing, and otherwise affirmed. The record indicates and the People concede that the People did not comply with an agreement not to make any recommendation concerning the sentences to be imposed. The People requested that the court impose concurrent maximum sentences for a D felony, which it did. A reversal and remand for resentencing is required so that, without the intervention of the People's recommendation, independent consideration may be given to the question by the Sentencing Judge ( Santobello v. New York, 404 U.S. 257; People v. Esposito, 32 N.Y.2d 921.) To avoid any implication that the Judge may be persuaded by the prior recommendation, such resentencing should be by a different Judge. ( People v. Catti, 43 A.D.2d 958.)

Concur — Nunez, J.P., Kupferman, Lupiano, Steuer and Lane, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. McFarland

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 10, 1974
46 A.D.2d 616 (N.Y. App. Div. 1974)
Case details for

People v. McFarland

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CHARLES McFARLAND…

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

Date published: Oct 10, 1974

Citations

46 A.D.2d 616 (N.Y. App. Div. 1974)

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