Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jay Brovender, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1972-04-17
Citations: 39 A.D.2d 587
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jay Brovender, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 39
Pages: 587–587

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jay Brovender, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered October 1, 1971, convicting him of criminal possession of a dangerous drug in the sixth degree, upon his plea of guilty, and sentencing him to a term of one year. Judgment modified, in the interests of justice, by changing the sentence to probation for a period of three years. As so modified, judgment affirmed. In our opinion, defendant's otherwise untarnished record, his efforts at rehabilitation while on bail, and the sentence of probation given to a codefendant, indicate that imprisonment is not warranted in this case. Defendant should accordingly have been sentenced to a three-year period of probation. Martuscello, Acting P. J., Latham, Christ, Brennan and Benjamin, JJ., concur.