PEOPLE v. OLIVER


123 A.D.2d 262 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Oliver, Appellant

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

September 11, 1986


Although not argued on appeal, we note that defendant was improperly adjudicated a second violent felony offender and that the sentence imposed is excessive as a matter of law. As a matter of discretion and in the interest of justice, we vacate his sentence and sentence him as a second felony offender to a term of imprisonment of 2 to 4 years.

Defendant was convicted of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree under Penal Law § 265.02 (1) for his ...

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