Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Monique Johnson, Also Known as Kesha Matthews, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-10-06
Citations: 254 A.D.2d 49
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Monique Johnson, Also Known as Kesha Matthews, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 254
Pages: 49–49

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Monique Johnson, Also Known as Kesha Matthews, Appellant.
[680 NYS2d 196]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Edward Davidowitz, J., at plea and sentence), rendered June 26, 1996, convicting defendant of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, and sentencing her, as a second felony offender, to a term of 3V2 to 7 years, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant violated at least two conditions of her plea agreement that were clearly communicated to her at the plea proceeding, namely, that she return to court for sentencing after being discharged by the drug treatment program to which she was referred and that she appear in court on the date fixed for any progress reports, the first of which was scheduled at the plea proceeding. Rather than abide by these conditions, defendant remained at large for nearly a year after her expulsion from the drug treatment program, notifying neither the court nor counsel. Because of defendant's failure to fulfill these conditions, the court was no longer bound by its conditional sentence promise, and acted properly in revolting its original sentence promise (see, People v Figgins, 87 NY2d 840).
We perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion. Concur— Rosenberger, J. P,, Ellerin, Wallach and Williams, JJ.