People v. Thomas

Full title: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. FRANK M. THOMAS…

Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

Date published: Jun 10, 2016

2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 4515 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016)

Opinion

415 KA 14-02018

06-10-2016

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. FRANK M. THOMAS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. (APPEAL NO. 2.)

DAVID J. FARRUGIA, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LOCKPORT (MARY-JEAN BOWMAN OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. FRANK M. THOMAS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT PRO SE. MICHAEL J. VIOLANTE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LOCKPORT (THOMAS H. BRANDT OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.

WHALEN, P.J., PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, DEJOSEPH, AND NEMOYER, JJ.

PRESENT:

DAVID J. FARRUGIA, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LOCKPORT (MARY-JEAN BOWMAN OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

FRANK M. THOMAS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT PRO SE.

MICHAEL J. VIOLANTE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LOCKPORT (THOMAS H. BRANDT OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.

Appeal from a judgment of the Niagara County Court (Sara S. Farkas, J.), rendered July 16, 2014. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted burglary in the third degree.

It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously modified as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice and on the law, the sentence is vacated, and the matter is remitted to Niagara County Court for further proceedings in accordance with the same memorandum as in People v Thomas ([appeal No. 1] ___ AD3d ___ [June 10, 2016]).

Entered: June 10, 2016

Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court