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People v. Santana

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 29, 1991
175 A.D.2d 296 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

July 29, 1991

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Fisher, J.).


Ordered that the judgments are affirmed.

At the time of his pleas of guilty, the defendant, a predicate felon, was warned by the court that if he did not appear for sentencing, the negotiated sentences of 4 1/2 to 9 years might be increased to as much as 12 1/2 to 25 years. The defendant absconded but was returned on a warrant three years later and was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 5 to 10 years. He now seeks to have his sentences vacated on the ground that they were imposed without the benefit of an updated presentence report (see, People v Sanchez, 143 A.D.2d 377; People v Jackson, 106 A.D.2d 93; People v Halaby, 77 A.D.2d 717).

The record shows that the probation department reinterviewed the defendant prior to sentencing and prepared and submitted to the court an addendum to the original presentence report. The information regarding his employment history and family situation that the defendant now claims was omitted from the addendum was brought to the court's attention by defense counsel. In any event, the record makes clear that the one-half year increase in the sentence originally promised resulted from the defendant's failure to appear for sentencing and not from any deficiency in the information possessed by the court. Accordingly, resentencing is not required. Mangano, P.J., Sullivan, Harwood and Miller, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Santana

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 29, 1991
175 A.D.2d 296 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

People v. Santana

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. FRANCISCO SANTANA…

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

Date published: Jul 29, 1991

Citations

175 A.D.2d 296 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

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