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People v. Merriman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 7, 1976
53 A.D.2d 633 (N.Y. App. Div. 1976)

Opinion

June 7, 1976


Appeal by defendant, as limited by his brief, from a sentence of the County Court, Rockland County, imposed July 30, 1974, upon his conviction of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, the sentence being an indeterminate term of two and one-half years to life. Sentence affirmed. The imposition of a mandatory life sentence is constitutional (see People v Broadie, 37 N.Y.2d 100). Martuscello, Acting P.J., Cohalan, Margett, Damiani and Hawkins, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Merriman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 7, 1976
53 A.D.2d 633 (N.Y. App. Div. 1976)
Case details for

People v. Merriman

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GREGORY MERRIMAN…

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

Date published: Jun 7, 1976

Citations

53 A.D.2d 633 (N.Y. App. Div. 1976)

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