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People v. Watson

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
Apr 19, 2017
2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 3023 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)

Opinion

2014-00414

04-19-2017

The People of the State of New York, respondent, v. Kyle Watson, appellant. Bennet Goodman, Bronxville, NY, for appellant.

Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr., District Attorney, White Plains, NY (Laurie Sapakoff and Steven A. Bender of counsel), for respondent.


JEFFREY A. COHEN SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ. (Ind. No. 99-01266)

Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr., District Attorney, White Plains, NY (Laurie Sapakoff and Steven A. Bender of counsel), for respondent.

DECISION & ORDER

Appeal by the defendant from a resentence of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Neary, J.), imposed March 13, 2013, upon his conviction of robbery in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, the resentence being the determinate term of imprisonment previously imposed on July 5, 2000.

ORDERED that the resentence is affirmed.

The defendant's contention that Penal Law § 70.85 violates the Ex Post Facto Clause of the United States Constitution is without merit, since Penal Law § 70.85 does not retroactively increase the penalties applicable to the defendant's conviction (see Johnson v United States, 529 US 694, 699; see also People v Beaty, 128 AD3d 1391). Additionally, the defendant's contention that Penal Law § 70.85 violates his constitutional right to due process is without merit, as "[s]ection 70.85 ensures that [a] defendant, who is no longer subject to [postrelease supervision], pleaded guilty with the requisite awareness of the direct consequences of his plea" (People v Pignataro, 22 NY3d 381, 387; see People v Latimer, 120 AD3d 1264).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.

LEVENTHAL, J.P., COHEN, HINDS-RADIX and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur. ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court


Summaries of

People v. Watson

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
Apr 19, 2017
2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 3023 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)
Case details for

People v. Watson

Case Details

Full title:The People of the State of New York, respondent, v. Kyle Watson…

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

Date published: Apr 19, 2017

Citations

2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 3023 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)