PEOPLE v. DONOVAN


59 N.Y.2d 834 (1983)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Dolores Donovan, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman T. Corenthal for appellant.

Denis Dillon, District Attorney (Lawrence J. Schwarz and Anthony J. Girese of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and SIMONS concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The sentence imposed cannot be said to constitute cruel and unusual punishment as applied in light of the decisions of this court in People v Jones (39 N.Y.2d 694) and People v Broadie (37 N.Y.2d 100, cert den 423 U.S. 950) and of the Supreme Court in Hutto v...

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