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People v. Tunstall
1990 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4960
| N.Y. App. Div. | 1990
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Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Vincent Vitale, J.), rendered on June 25, 1987, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and sentencing defendant to two concurrent indeterminate terms of imprisonment from 7½ to 15 years, 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 Felman, 141 AD2d 889, 890, lv denied 72 NY2d 918). Concur—Murphy, P. J., Kupferman, Asch, Wallach and Rubin, JJ.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Tunstall
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date Published: May 3, 1990
Citation: 1990 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4960
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.
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