Opinion
May 24, 1990
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Murray Mogel, J.).
As recently held in People v. German ( 157 A.D.2d 461), defendant was entitled to the benefit of the 1986 amendments to Penal Law §§ 155.30 and 165.45 (L 1986, ch 515), which raised the threshold amount for the crimes charged from $250 to $1,000. As in People v. German (supra), although defendant committed the crimes prior to the effective date of the amendments (Nov. 1, 1986), the changes being ameliorative in nature should be applied where she was not sentenced prior to that date. (People v. Behlog, 74 N.Y.2d 237. )
Concur — Kupferman, J.P., Ross, Rosenberger, Kassal and Ellerin, JJ.