PEOPLE v. WASHINGTON


175 A.D.2d 732 (1991)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Howard Washington, Respondent

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

August 15, 1991


This is an appeal by the People who contend that the sentence imposed for gun possession was invalid as a matter of law because there were no mitigating circumstances which would have rendered a prison sentence unduly harsh. (Penal Law § 70.02 [2].) Defendant pleaded guilty to charges contained in two separate indictments. In one case he pleaded guilty to possession of a gun and drugs. The allegation was that he possessed 56 vials of cocaine at the time of his arrest...

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