Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1974

People v. Knight

People v. Knight
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided April 15, 1974
44 A.D.2d 702; 354 N.Y.S.2d 996; 1974 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5252
People v. Knight

Opinion of the Court

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered October 2, 1972, convicting him of possession of a dangerous weapon, on a plea of guilty, and sentencing him to an indeterminate prison term not to exceed three years. Judgment modified, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, by reducing the sentence to the time served. As so modified, judgment affirmed. In our opinion, the sentence was excessive to the extent indicated herein. Hopkins, Acting P. J., Martuscello, Shapiro, Christ and Brennan, JJ., concur.

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