PEOPLE v. HOUSTON


293 A.D.2d 776 (2002)

739 N.Y.S.2d 503

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WILBERT HOUSTON, Appellant.

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

Decided April 4, 2002.


Mugglin, J.

On this appeal, defendant challenges only the severity of his sentence, requesting that we exercise our authority to modify it in the interest of justice (see, CPL 470.15 [6] [b]). Acknowledging that defendant was only 19 years of age at the time of conviction, that he has support from his friends and family and that he has made certain improvements in his life while incarcerated, we remain unpersuaded...

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