People v. Higgins

Jun 23, 2005
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In satisfaction of a ‍‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‍two-count indictment, defendant pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of attempted assault in the second degree and was sentenced as a second felony offender in accordance with the negotiated plea agreement to a prison term ‍‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‍of 2 to 4 years. Defendant appeals, contending that the sentence should be reduced in the interest of justice. We disagree. Defendant was sentenced in accordance with the plea agreement and, given his lengthy ‍‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‍and violent criminal history, we find no extraordinary circumstances warranting a reduction of the sentence in the interest of justice (see People v Smith, 2 AD3d 1057, 1058 [2003], lv denied 2 NY3d 746 [2004]; People v Archangel, 272 AD2d ‍‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‍686, 687 [2000]).

Cardona, P.J., Crew III, Carpinello, Mugglin and Lahtinen, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.