People v. Parmer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

People v. Parmer

231 A.D.2d 867, 648 N.Y.S.2d 61, 1996 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 14266

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedSeptember 27, 1996

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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People v. Parmer, 231 A.D.2d 867, 648 N.Y.S.2d 61, 1996 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 14266 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1996).

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Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, for which he was sentenced as a second felony offender to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 5 to 10 years. Defendant contends that the sentence is illegal and harsh and excessive.

Defendant contends that he was illegally sentenced as a second felony offender because his prior conviction did not actually result in a sentence to a term of imprisonment in [868]*868excess of one year. Defendant’s contention lacks merit because there is no such requirement in the second felony offender statute (see, Penal Law § 70.06 [1] [b] [i]). It is sufficient that the prior conviction was for a New York felony, defined as an offense for which a sentence of more than one year was authorized (see, Penal Law § 10.00 [5]; § 70.06 [1] [b] [i]). In that regard, the second felony offender statute differs from the persistent felony offender statute (see, Penal Law § 70.10 [1] [b] [i]), upon which defendant erroneously relies.

We have considered defendant’s challenge to the severity of the sentence and conclude that it is without merit. (Appeal from Judgment of Niagara County Court, Fricano, J.—Criminal Sale Controlled Substance, 4th Degree.) Present—Denman, P. J., Lawton, Wesley, Callahan and Balio, JJ.

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Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, for which he was sentenced as a second felony offender to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 5 to 10 years. Defendant contends that the sentence is illegal and harsh and excessive.

Defendant contends that he was illegally sentenced as a second felony offender because his prior conviction did not actually result in a sentence to a term of imprisonment in [868]*868excess of one year. Defendant’s contention lacks merit because there is no such requirement in the second felony offender statute (see, Penal Law § 70.06 [1] [b] [i]). It is sufficient that the prior conviction was for a New York felony, defined as an offense for which a sentence of more than one year was authorized (see, Penal Law § 10.00 [5]; § 70.06 [1] [b] [i]). In that regard, the second felony offender statute differs from the persistent felony offender statute (see, Penal Law § 70.10 [1] [b] [i]), upon which defendant erroneously relies.

We have considered defendant’s challenge to the severity of the sentence and conclude that it is without merit. (Appeal from Judgment of Niagara County Court, Fricano, J.—Criminal Sale Controlled Substance, 4th Degree.) Present—Denman, P. J., Lawton, Wesley, Callahan and Balio, JJ.

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