People v. Barnes

• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
• Citation: People v. Barnes, 95 A.D.3d 1029, 943 N.Y.S.2d 753, 2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 3657 (N.Y. App. Div. 2012)
• Decision Date: 08 May 2012
• Parties: The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Michael BARNES, appellant.

2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 03657

943 N.Y.S.2d 753

95 A.D.3d 1029

The PEOPLE, etc., respondent,

v.Michael BARNES, appellant.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

May 8, 2012.

Lynn W.L. Fahey, New York, N.Y. (Melissa S. Horlick of counsel), for appellant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Leonard Joblove, Jodi L. Mandel, and Maria Park of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Guzman, J.), dated March 12, 2010, which, after a hearing, denied his motion to be resentenced pursuant to CPL 440.46 on his conviction of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, which sentence*754 was originally imposed, upon his plea of guilty, on May 24, 2002.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed.

As correctly conceded by the People, the Supreme Court erroneously concluded that the defendant's status as a reincarcerated parole violator rendered him ineligible to apply for resentencing pursuant to CPL 440.46 ( see People v. Paulin, 17 N.Y.3d 238, 241–242, 929 N.Y.S.2d 36, 952 N.E.2d 1028). However, in light of the defendant's extensive criminal history, his history of committing crimes while on parole, and his institutional record which included 11 infractions, the Supreme Court properly determined that, in any event, substantial justice dictated that the defendant's motion should be denied ( see People v. Karim, 85 A.D.3d 943, 944, 925 N.Y.S.2d 835; People v. Dennis, 84 A.D.3d 834, 835, 921 N.Y.S.2d 879; People v. Colon, 77 A.D.3d 849, 850, 909 N.Y.S.2d 144; People v. Winfield, 59 A.D.3d 747, 747–748, 874 N.Y.S.2d 225; People v....