Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1990

People v. Lee

People v. Lee
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 13, 1990
159 A.D.2d 313
People v. Lee

Opinion of the Court

Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Leon Becker, J.), rendered on September 28, 1988, convicting defendant, upon her plea of guilty, of forgery in the second degree and sentencing her to an indeterminate prison term of from 3 Vi to 7 years, is 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 Ferrar, 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— Milonas, J. P., Rosenberger, Ellerin and Smith, JJ.

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