People v. Silberstein
| Decision Date | 05 March 1979 |
| Citation | 68 A.D.2d 894,413 N.Y.S.2d 755 |
| Parties | The PEOPLE, etc., Respondent, v. Patricia SILBERSTEIN, Appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Lanna, Coppola & Rosato, Bronxville (Morton N. Wekstein, Bronxville, of counsel), for appellant.
Carl A. Vergari, Dist. Atty., White Plains (Janet Cunard, White Plains, of counsel), for respondent.
Before TITONE, J. P., and SUOZZI, O'CONNOR and LAZER, JJ.
MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County, rendered August 22, 1977, convicting her of manslaughter in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and sentencing her to an indeterminate prison term with a minimum of 7 years and a maximum of 22 years, 7 months and 6 days.
Judgment modified, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, by reducing the sentence to an indeterminate prison term of from 3 to 15 years. As so modified, judgment affirmed.
The sentence was excessive to the extent indicated.
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