PEOPLE v. ZAIRE


106 A.D.2d 319 (1984)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David Zaire, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

December 18, 1984


Silverman, J., dissents in part in a memorandum as follows:

I would reduce the sentences in the interest of justice from an effective total of 15 to 45 years to an effective total of 10 to 30 years.

The crimes here involved are horrendous and deserve a very severe punishment. An an original matter, many would say that even 15 to 45 years is not excessive. But we have a system of proportionality of sentences, and we have a duty to avoid disparate...

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