Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1989

People v. Figueroa

People v. Figueroa
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 7, 1989
156 A.D.2d 181; 548 N.Y.S.2d 226; 1989 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 15311
People v. Figueroa

Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Irving Lang, J.), rendered on January 17, 1986, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of manslaughter in the first degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from 10 to 20 years, 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, Milonas, Ellerin and Wallach, JJ.

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