In sentencing defendant on her first degree drug possession conviction to a prison term of four years to life, the court found that the statute mandating a minimum sentence of 15 years to life (Penal Law §§ 220.21, 60.05 [2]; § 70.00 [2] [a]; [3] [a] [i]) would be unconstitutional as applied. This was error. Contrary to the sentencing court's finding that defendant played merely a passive role as a courier for her husband, the record shows that she was a willing...
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