People v Carter |
2012 NY Slip Op 05345 [97 AD3d 852] |
July 5, 2012 |
Appellate Division, Third Department |
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau
pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
As corrected through Wednesday, August 22, 2012 |
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David
Carter, Appellant. |
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James P. Milstein, Public Defender, Albany (Theresa M. Suozzi of counsel), for
appellant.
P. David Soares, District Attorney, Albany (Kenneth C. Weafer of counsel), for
respondent.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Teresi, J.), rendered January 21, 2010 in
Albany County, which resentenced defendant following his conviction of the crime of criminal
sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.
In 2004, defendant was convicted after a trial of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the
third degree and was sentenced to a prison term of 81/3 to 25 years. His conviction
was affirmed on appeal (31 AD3d 1056 [2006], lv denied 7 NY3d 901 [2006]). In 2010,
defendant applied for resentencing pursuant to CPL 440.46. In the course of an appearance
before Supreme Court, defendant agreed that the 2004 sentence for this crime would be vacated
and the court would resentence him to 7½ years in prison to be followed by two years of
postrelease supervision. Defendant now appeals, arguing solely that his resentence is harsh and
excessive. We are unpersuaded. Given, among other things, defendant's lengthy criminal record,
we find no basis to conclude that the court abused its discretion, "nor do we find any
extraordinary circumstances warranting a reduction [in the interest of justice]" (People v Reid, 85 AD3d 1394,
1395 [2011]; see People v
Stallworth, 83 AD3d 1293, 1294 [2011]).
Mercure, J.P., Rose, Kavanagh, Stein and McCarthy, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment
is affirmed.