Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1989

People v. Guzman

People v. Guzman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided November 9, 1989
155 A.D.2d 263; 547 N.Y.S.2d 29; 1989 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 13832
People v. Guzman

Opinion of the Court

— Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Gerald Scheindlin, J.), rendered on November 18, 1987, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from 2 Vi to 5 years, unanimously affirmed.

We are unpersuaded that the sentence imposed was unduly harsh or severe. Taking into account, "among other things, *264the crime charged, the particular circumstances of the individual before the court and the purpose of a penal sanction”, we perceive no abuse of discretion warranting a reduction in sentence. (People v Farrar, 52 NY2d 302, 305.)

Further, defendant was sentenced in accordance with his plea bargain and within statutory guidelines. "Having received the benefit of his bargain, defendant should be bound by its terms.” (People v Felman, 141 AD2d 889, 890, lv denied 72 NY2d 918.) Concur — Murphy, P. J., Sullivan, Kassal, Wallach and Smith, JJ.

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