Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of kidnapping in the second degree and was sentenced to a prison term of 4 to 8 years. Defendant contends on appeal that the sentence imposed was harsh and excessive given his troubled childhood and that his role in the crime was "largely passive." The agreed-upon sentence was substantially less than the maximum sentence he could have received (see Penal Law § 70.00 [2] [b]) and, notwithstanding...
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