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People v. Pena-Melo
159 A.D.2d 446
N.Y. App. Div.
1990
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Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Brenda S. Soloff, J.), rendered on December 5, 1988, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of from five years to life imprisonment, 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 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 *447Felman, 141 AD2d 889, 890, lv denied 72 NY2d 918). Concur— Kupferman, J. P., Carro, Milonas, Wallach and Smith, JJ.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Pena-Melo
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date Published: Mar 29, 1990
Citation: 159 A.D.2d 446
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.
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