Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Shawn Johnson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-11-19
Citations: 198 A.D.2d 764
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Shawn Johnson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 198
Pages: 764–764

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Shawn Johnson, Appellant.
[605 NYS2d 1018]

Opinion:
—Judgment unanimously modified as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice and as modified affirmed in accordance with the following Memorandum: Defendant was convicted of two counts of burglary in the first degree and one count of assault in the second degree and sentenced as a second felony offender to a term of incarceration of 10 to 20 years on each burglary count and 2 Vi to 5 years on the assault count, all to be served concurrently. He contends that the sentence is harsh and excessive. We agree. As a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, we modify the sentence on each burglary count to an indeterminate term of incarceration of 7 Vi to 15 years. (Appeal from Judgment of Monroe County Court, Bristol, J.— Burglary, 1st Degree.) Present — Callahan, J. P., Pine, Lawton, Doerr and Davis, JJ.