People v. Mike

46 A.D.3d 1406, 847 N.Y.S.2d 503

Opinion

Appeal from an order of the Onondaga County Court (William D. Walsh, J.), entered June 21, 2006 pursuant to the 2005 Drug Law Reform Act. The order granted defendant’s application for resentencing upon defendant’s 2003 conviction of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously reversed on the law and the matter is remitted to Onondaga County Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following memorandum: Defendant appeals from an order granting his application for resentencing pursuant to the 2005 Drug Law Reform Act ([DLRA-2] L 2005, ch 643, § 1) upon his 2003 conviction of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree (Penal Law § 220.18 [former (1)]). Defendant’s contentions are the same as those raised by the defendant in People v Williams (45 AD3d 1377 [2007]) and, for reasons stated in our decision in that case, we reverse the order and remit the matter to County Court to determine defendant’s application in compliance with DLRA-2. Present—Hurlbutt, J.P., Smith, Centra, Green and Pine, JJ.