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People v. Whitbeck

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Aug 4, 1994
207 A.D.2d 569 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

Opinion

August 4, 1994

Appeal from the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.).


Upon defendant's plea of guilty to the second count of the indictment which charged criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, defendant was sentenced as a second felony offender to an indeterminate prison term of 6 to 12 years. Although the record reveals that the plea was entered knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily, and with the understanding that she would receive the sentence ultimately imposed, defendant nevertheless complains that the sentence imposed was unduly harsh. We find no merit in this claim, regardless of whether defendant's waiver of her right to appeal was effective. Defendant is a second felony offender and as such could have received a sentence of 12 1/2 to 25 years. In the circumstances, we find no abuse of discretion in the sentence imposed. Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed.

Mikoll, J.P., Mercure, White and Yesawich Jr., JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

People v. Whitbeck

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Aug 4, 1994
207 A.D.2d 569 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
Case details for

People v. Whitbeck

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. PATRICE WHITBECK…

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

Date published: Aug 4, 1994

Citations

207 A.D.2d 569 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
615 N.Y.S.2d 1024