People v. Cruz

46 A.D.3d 306, 846 N.Y.S.2d 577
Procedural entryThis page is a short order in People v. Cruz. Read the opinion of the Court — 28 A.D.3d 819

Opinion

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bonnie G. Wittner, J.), rendered April 28, 2006, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of assault in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of five years, unanimously affirmed.

[307]*307The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s request for youthful offender treatment (see People v Drayton, 39 NY2d 580, 584 [1976]), given the seriousness of the crime, which involved a nearly fatal stabbing. Concur— Marlow, J.P., Nardelli, Williams and McGuire, JJ.

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People v. Cruz, 46 A.D.3d 306, 846 N.Y.S.2d 577 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2007).

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People v. Drayton
350 N.E.2d 377 (New York Court of Appeals, 1976)