PEOPLE v. PETERSON

103414.

88 A.D.3d 1026 (2011)

930 N.Y.S.2d 497

2011 NY Slip Op 6952

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. THOMAS PETERSON, Appellant.

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

Decided October 6, 2011.


Peters, J.P.

In 1997, defendant was convicted of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison. In 2010, defendant made an application to be resentenced under the Drug Law Reform Act of 2009. Following a hearing, County Court denied defendant's application. Defendant now appeals.

The Drug Law Reform Act provides, in relevant part, that eligible defendants shall be resentenced unless, upon consideration...

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