People v. Winston

Decision Date12 November 1985
Citation494 N.Y.S.2d 1012,114 A.D.2d 918
PartiesThe PEOPLE, etc., Respondent, v. Allen WINSTON, Appellant.
CourtNew York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

Julian R. Weinberg, New York City, for appellant.

John J. Santucci, Dist. Atty., Kew Gardens (Robin Klar, Brooklyn, of counsel), for respondent.

Before MANGANO, J.P., and BRACKEN, O'CONNOR and WEINSTEIN, JJ.

MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.

Appeal by defendant from two judgments of the Supreme Court, Queens County both rendered November 3, 1983, convicting him of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree under Ind. No. 8208/82 and attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree under Ind. No. 8230/82, upon his pleas of guilty, and sentencing him as a second felony offender to concurrent indeterminate terms of one and one half to three years imprisonment.

Judgments affirmed.

Defendant contends that the concurrent sentences of one and a half to three years were excessive under the circumstances.However, the terms imposed were the minimum permitted by statute(Penal Law § 70.06[3][e];[4][b] ).In addition, since the sentence was in accordance with a negotiated...

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5 cases
  • People v. Lopez
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • March 4, 1991
    ...may not now be heard to complain (see, People v. Gonzalez, supra; People v. Handlin, 156 A.D.2d 380, 548 N.Y.S.2d 334; People v. Winston, 114 A.D.2d 918, 494 N.Y.S.2d 1012; People v. Kazepis, 101 A.D.2d 816, 817, 475 N.Y.S.2d ...
  • People v. Miller
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • February 4, 1991
    ...of the original plea agreement, the defendant has no cause to complain that the sentence imposed is excessive (see, People v. Winston, 114 A.D.2d 918, 494 N.Y.S.2d 1012; People v. Kazepis, 101 A.D.2d 816, 817, 475 N.Y.S.2d 351; see also, People v. Perkins, 130 A.D.2d 521, 522, 515 N.Y.S.2d ......
  • People v. Aloisi
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • November 4, 1991
    ...the bail-jumping plea proceedings, the defendant may not now be heard to argue that the sentences are excessive (see, People v. Winston, 114 A.D.2d 918, 494 N.Y.S.2d 1012; People v. Kazepis, 101 A.D.2d 816, 817, 475 N.Y.S.2d 351; see also, People v. Warren, 121 A.D.2d 418, 503 N.Y.S.2d We h......
  • People v. DiSalvo
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • February 19, 1991
    ...a negotiated plea agreed to by the defendant, he has no basis to now complain that his sentence is excessive (see, People v. Winston, 114 A.D.2d 918, 494 N.Y.S.2d 1012; People v. Kazepis, 101 A.D.2d 816, 475 N.Y.S.2d BRACKEN, J.P., and LAWRENCE, EIBER, HARWOOD and ROSENBLATT, JJ., concur. ...
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