People v. Spann

• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
• Citation: People v. Spann, 88 A.D.3d 597, 931 N.Y.S.2d 498, 2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 7499 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
• Decision Date: 25 October 2011
• Parties: The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent,v.Gerard SPANN, Defendant–Appellant.

88 A.D.3d 597

931 N.Y.S.2d 498

2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 07499

The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent,

v.Gerard SPANN, Defendant–Appellant.

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

Oct. 25, 2011.

OPINION TEXT STARTS HERESteven Banks, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Paul Wiener of counsel), for appellant.Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Sean T. Masson of counsel), for respondent.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles H. Solomon, J.), entered on or about February 5, 2010, which denied defendant's CPL 440.46 motion for resentencing, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in determining that substantial justice dictated denial of the motion ( see generally People v. Gonzalez, 29 A.D.3d 400, 815 N.Y.S.2d 75 [2006], lv. denied 7 N.Y.3d 867, 824 N.Y.S.2d 612, 857 N.E.2d 1143 [2006] ). Defendant's history of recidivism and absconding outweighed the positive factors cited by defendant, including his prison record ( see e. g. People v. Soler, 45 A.D.3d 499, 846 N.Y.S.2d 59 [2007], lv. denied 9 N.Y.3d 1009, 850 N.Y.S.2d 397, 880 N.E.2d 883 [2007] ).

TOM, J.P., SAXE, MOSKOWITZ, DeGRASSE, ABDUS–SALAAM, JJ., concur.