PEOPLE v. JAMES


158 A.D.2d 977 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Cornelius James, Appellant

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

February 2, 1990


Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed, in accordance with the following memorandum: Defendant entered a plea of guilty to petit larceny and was sentenced to a one-year term of imprisonment. The sentence is illegal. The maximum term of imprisonment which may be imposed under Penal Law § 70.15 (1) for that class A misdemeanor is six months (see, People v Orr, 138 A.D.2d 416, 417). Accordingly...

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