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People v. Sullivan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 4, 2011
2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 6942 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)

Opinion

5622.

Decided on October 4, 2011.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles H. Solomon, J.), entered on or about March 2, 2010, which denied defendant's CPL 440.46 motion for resentencing, unanimously affirmed.

Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Barbara Zolot of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Hope Korenstein of counsel), for respondent.

Andrias, J.P., Friedman, Renwick, Richter, Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.


The court met its obligation to offer defendant an opportunity for a hearing when defendant was twice "brought before the court and given an opportunity to be heard" ( see People v Anonymous , 85 AD3d 414). In any event, defendant, in his belated request for a hearing, failed to identify any disputed factual issue that would have required an evidentiary hearing ( see People v Alaouie , 86 AD3d 462 ).

The court properly exercised its discretion in determining that substantial justice dictated denial of the motion, given defendant's egregious criminal history, including his repeated commission of new crimes upon his release from custody ( see e.g. People v Soler , 45 AD3d 499 , lv denied 9 NY3d 1009).


Summaries of

People v. Sullivan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 4, 2011
2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 6942 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
Case details for

People v. Sullivan

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IND. Respondent, v. ROBERT SULLIVAN…

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

Date published: Oct 4, 2011

Citations

2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 6942 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
930 N.Y.S.2d 437