Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1989

People v. Adams

People v. Adams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided November 30, 1989
155 A.D.2d 397; 547 N.Y.S.2d 600; 1989 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 15077
People v. Adams

Opinion of the Court

— Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joseph A. Mazur, J.), rendered on March 11, 1988, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts) and sentencing defendant to concurrent indeterminate terms of from 1 to 3 years’ imprisonment, unanimously affirmed.

We are unpersuaded that the sentence imposed was unduly harsh or severe. Taking into account, "among other things, the 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 — Ross, J. P., Asch, Rosenberger, Smith and Rubin, JJ.

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