People v. Pedraza, 66 N.Y.2d 626

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order affirmed. It is clear from this ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‍record that the sentencing court did consider “the nature and circumstances of the crime and * * * ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‍the history and character of the defendant” (Penal Law § 70.02 [2] [c] [i]), correctly including whether, in view of ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‍defendant’s physical condition, a sentence of imprisonment would be “unduly harsh”. Thus, it cannot be said that the ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‍court failed to exercise its discretion or abused that discretion as a matter of law.

Concur: Chief Judge Wachtler ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‍and Judges Jasen, Meyer, Simons, Kaye, Alexander and Titone.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Pedraza

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: Oct 8, 1985

Citations: 66 N.Y.2d 626; 485 N.E.2d 237; 495 N.Y.S.2d 30; 1985 N.Y. LEXIS 17153

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.