People v. Ferrin

Oct 1, 1993
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—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Because the resentence occurred more than 30 days ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‍after the original sentence, defendant may not now appeal from the judgment, but only from the resentence (see, CPL 450.30 [3]; People v Blim, 54 AD2d *883771). Thus, defendant ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‍may not raise on this appeal any matter other than the propriety of his resentence. Moreover, reading CPL 330.30 together with CPL 450.30 (3), we conclude ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‍that the language providing that a CPL 330.30 motion may be made at any time “before sentence” should be construed to mean at any ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‍time before the original sentence. Thus, defendant’s motion, made before resentence but long after the original sentence, was untimely. (Appeal from Judgment of Cayuga County ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‍Court, Corning, J.—Resentence.) Present—Callahan, J. P., Green, Fallon, Boomer and Davis, JJ.