People v. Marshall

• Decision Date: 15 December 2009
• Docket Number: 2008-09301
• Citation: People v. Marshall, 68 A.D.3d 1014, 2009 NY Slip Op 9492, 889 N.Y.S.2d 862 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
• Parties: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DUJUAN MARSHALL, Appellant.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

68 A.D.3d 1014

2009 NY Slip Op 9492

889 N.Y.S.2d 862

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v.DUJUAN MARSHALL, Appellant.

2008-09301

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

Decided December 15, 2009.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess

County (Hayes, J.), rendered September 23, 2008, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, the sentence was not excessive merely because the sentencing court considered the defendant's prior youthful offender adjudication at the time of sentencing."`It is well established that in reaching a sentencing determination, the court may consider not only prior offenses for which the defendant was convicted, but even offenses for which he had not been convicted'"(People v Whitehead,46 AD3d 715, 716[2007], quotingPeople v Khan,146 AD2d 806, 807[1989];People v Gonzalez,242 AD2d 306, 307[1997]).

There is no merit to the defendant's contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at...